Lemon-Glazed Cardamom Pear Tea Bread
- Total Time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- ½cup vegetable oil, plus oil for greasing pans
- 1cup freshly pureed ripe pears (about 2 medium-size, peeled and cored)
- 1egg, slightly beaten
- 2teaspoons grated lemon peel
- ¼cup milk
- 2½cups all-purpose flour
- ½cup granulated sugar
- 1tablespoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon salt
- ½teaspoon freshly ground cardamom seeds
- ½cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1cup confectioners' sugar
- 1tablespoons lemon juice
- ½teaspoon freshly ground cardamom seeds (see note)
- Pinch of salt
- 1 to 2tablespoons cream or milk
- 1teaspoon butter, softened
For the Bread
For the Lemon Glaze
Ingredient Substitution Guide
Nutritional analysis per serving (12 servings)
316 calories; 15 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 41 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 20 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 198 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9½-by-5½-inch loaf pan or three 5¼-by-3½-inch loaf pans.
- Step 2
To make the bread, combine the oil, pears, egg, lemon peel and milk in a small bowl. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cardamom seeds. Fold in the pear mixture until the dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the nuts. Spoon the dough into the prepared pan or pans. Bake 55 to 60 minutes for a large loaf or 35 to 45 minutes for smaller loaves, or until they test done. Remove from the pan and cook on a rack.
- Step 3
While the bread bakes, stir together the glaze ingredients. Spoon the glaze over the still-warm bread. Continue to cool.
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Francie
The lemon glaze ingredients list states "(see note)" re: the cardamom. But I can't find a note about cardamom in the recipe.
Suz in Portland
This was a great way to use up some ripe Bartlett pears that were a bit flavorless. To cut down on fat I substituted some apple sauce for the oil. I pureed 2 pears with 1/4 c vegetable oil and 1/4 c applesauce in the Vitamix. Left out the nuts, added a lot of lemon zest. For the glaze, I halved the powdered sugar and just added lemon juice to taste and then a bit of softened butter. Overall, super moist, not too sweet. Would add more cardamom next time. Will make again!
Alicia
Wow, they're not kidding when they say fresh ground cardamom has more pop than the jarred stuff! I ground my own and 1/2 tsp was plenty. This has a lovely flavor. I skimped on the sugar by about 20%, which I normally do for quick breads and cookies; next time I would probably go with the full 1/2 cup. I can't believe this takes 1 TBSP of baking powder, but apparently that's what it takes to get the job done. I'll make this again.
Simó
Lovely bread, not too sweet - I subbed 1 cup of white flour with 1/2 c buckwheat and 1/2 c whole wheat. 1 tsp of cardamom, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger to amp up the spice. A super lemony glaze really makes it pop.
Marquez Busta
The flavor on this is fantastic, but 55 minutes was too long baking in a standard loaf pan. I wish I would've started toothpicking at 45 minutes or so.
Loz
Made without lemon zest or juice as I didn't want to overpower the pear or cardamom, which were still subtle. Very tender and moist. A good use of too soft pears.
Marquez Busta
The flavor on this is fantastic, but 55 minutes was too long baking in a standard loaf pan. I wish I would've started toothpicking at 45 minutes or so.
Ann
I wanted to use up some pears from a pear & cardamom infused vodka that I made for holiday gifting. I'm using pecans and lemons in other things, so switched them for almond... added a little extract and slivered almonds to the batter and a few more slivered almonds on top before baking. Because the pears already had some cardamom flavor, I only added a tiny bit more. I made 3 small loaves and will freeze two of them, so didn't bother with the glaze. Fantastic!
Christine
Delish! I used one Pink Lady apple and one aging Anjou pear. I did use about 1/2 the oil when pureeing the apple and pear, and the other 1/2 in the batter. The cardamom is evident and yummy! For the icing, I did 1/2 the recipe and that was plenty. I definitely will make this again!!
Alicia
Wow, they're not kidding when they say fresh ground cardamom has more pop than the jarred stuff! I ground my own and 1/2 tsp was plenty. This has a lovely flavor. I skimped on the sugar by about 20%, which I normally do for quick breads and cookies; next time I would probably go with the full 1/2 cup. I can't believe this takes 1 TBSP of baking powder, but apparently that's what it takes to get the job done. I'll make this again.
Simó
Lovely bread, not too sweet - I subbed 1 cup of white flour with 1/2 c buckwheat and 1/2 c whole wheat. 1 tsp of cardamom, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger to amp up the spice. A super lemony glaze really makes it pop.
Kitty McGuee
Absolutely love this tea bread! I add some candied ginger to the batter and up the cardamom a wee bit. So good, I’ve made it three times in the last month and a half!
Francie
The lemon glaze ingredients list states "(see note)" re: the cardamom. But I can't find a note about cardamom in the recipe.
Suz in Portland
This was a great way to use up some ripe Bartlett pears that were a bit flavorless. To cut down on fat I substituted some apple sauce for the oil. I pureed 2 pears with 1/4 c vegetable oil and 1/4 c applesauce in the Vitamix. Left out the nuts, added a lot of lemon zest. For the glaze, I halved the powdered sugar and just added lemon juice to taste and then a bit of softened butter. Overall, super moist, not too sweet. Would add more cardamom next time. Will make again!
Ann W
This cake should win an award! Best tea bread I've ever made. I omitted the nuts because I didn't have any on hand. Easy to put together, perfect results.
san
I used lime instead of lemon throughout. Turned out to be a nice variation.
Jada
Healthy, moist, and delicious!
- Only needed one pear and a half, and I kept the peel for extra nutrients
- Had no cardamom - 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, pinch clove
- No lemon peel - 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- Added 1 cup flax seed and eliminated lemon glaze for health boost
- Used soymilk
Hand-crushed walnuts and covered top of bread for looks :) (instead of mixing in)
Anita
For Shakespeare & Co donation 5/23/16 - 6 mini loaves
Only have 1-1/2 pears- add fresh diced pineapple.
Increase cardamom to 3/4 tsp.
Use coconut oil
Omit nuts or only put in half-
Double recipe
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