Cardamom Pear Bread with Almond Glaze

This is so unusual and looks yummy! I can just taste the flavors of cardamom, juicy pears and a sweet almond glaze! From spoonfulofflavor.com

Cardamom Pear Bread with Almond Glaze


Ingredients:

Cardamom Pear Bread
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cardamom (if tolerated)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (if tolerated)
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (if tolerated)
1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt (if tolerated)
1/3 cup pear juice (1/2 cup for high altitudes)
1/3 cup honey
3 tablespoons oil such as canola or vegetable
1 egg + 1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup shredded pear, approximately 1 large pear
Toasted sliced almonds for topping the bread (optional)


Almond Glaze
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon pear juice plus more if needed (without problem ingredients)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract


Directions:

Cardamom Pear Bread
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.

3. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.

4. In a separate bowl whisk together the yogurt, pear juice, honey, oil, eggs and extracts.

5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold together with a rubber spatula.

6. When the batter is nearly combined fold in the shredded pear.

7. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (See note below about baking times.)

8. If the bread starts to get too brown on top cover it loosely with a piece of foil.

9. Cool the bread completely on a wire cooling rack.


Almond Glaze
10. In a small bowl whisk together all of the ingredients for the glaze until smooth and pourable.

11. If the glaze is too thick add more pear juice, about 1/2 teaspoon at a time, if it's too thin add more powdered sugar.

12. Pour the glaze over the top of the cooled bread and top with the toasted sliced almonds if desired.


Notes:
* If you live at high altitude your baking time will probably be closer to 45 -50 minutes and if you are closer to sea level it will probably be closer to an hour.

* If you don't live at high altitude it is recommended you used 1/3 pear juice. For high altitudes use 1/2 cup pear juice as you typically need more liquid when baking at altitude.