Lemon Pear Breakfast Bread

But it's orange...I did not have any lemon's so I used orange! What is it your talking about? It is a breakfast bread that is moist, nutritious, and totally yummy.

I was looking for something that was easy to grab for breakfast, relatively healthy and not pop tarts (low fat variety). Then when I was in the orthopedic surgeon's office, waiting for her to be finished with her x-rays, I ran across O Magazine. They had several ideas for breakfast, but this one grabbed my eye. It looked so yummy.

The ingredients were easy enough...



Ingredients
Lemon-Pear Breakfast Bread
1/2 cup canola oil and 1 Tbsp. canola oil for pan
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Zest of 1 lemon (I used an orange)
2 large eggs
1/2 cup honey
1 cup purchased pear puree
2 Tbsp. poppy seeds
2 ripe pears , grated

Directions
Active time: 20 minutes
Total time: 1 hour, 35 to 45 minutes

Preheat oven to 350°. Brush a 9" x 4" loaf pan with oil; line with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup oil, lemon zest, eggs, honey, pear puree, and poppy seeds. Add to dry ingredients and mix until combined. Fold in grated pears.



Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until bread is golden brown, slightly cracked on the surface, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 75 to 85 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand until completely cool, about 30 minutes, before serving.



And Voila! Breakfast for the week!