Autumn Pear Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
2 eggs
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped peeled ripe pear

Preparation

Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
In a smaller bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
Fold in pears.
Spoon into 3 mini loaf pans (5x2 1/2 inches).
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until tests done.
Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.