Instructions: This is based on a bread made in the French countryside amid pear orchards.

It has a delicate, sweet flavor of pears. It is a nice tea or breakfast bread, or can be used in mildly flavored sandwiches such as cream cheese and cucumber.

Make the pear puree by peeling and coring 3 pears for the smaller recipe, 4 or 5 for the larger one. Cut each pear in several pieces and put in a small saucepan with 1 or 2 T water. Start cooking over very low heat. The pears will quickly start releasing their own juices, and nor more water will be needed. Increase to medium heat. Cook the pears until they are very soft, about 10 min. Then drain off as much liquid as you can, saving the liquid. Put the pears in a blend3er or food processor and puree.

Measure out the required amount of puree. Put it and all other ingredients except pear liquid in bread pan in order suggested by your bread machine instructions. The amount of liquid needed for the bread will depend on the liquid in the puree, so youll need to watch the dough for the first few minutes, adding pear liquid (or plain water) until it reaches the proper consistency - neither stiff nor too soft. Set for white bread, medium crust. Press Start. Once you have added the liquid, the bread does not need any further attention until it is baked.

This was really good!! We enjoyed the very subtle flavor of the pears.

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