Pear and Blueberry Loaf

I found some pears looking a little worse for ware in the fruit bowl yesterday so after a horrible afternoon that drove me to my kitchen they were a little gift from heaven. In an effort to hide away from the rest of the world, presumably in a cloud of butter and sugar, I used said pairs to create this lovely pear and blueberry loaf. what a treat......

Ingredients:

3 soft pairs

2 cups frozen blueberries

2 cups plain flour

1 cup almond meal

3 teaspoons of baking powder

100g butter

2 tablespoons of brown sugar

2 tablespoons molasses

2 tablespoons of maple syrup

Method:

Chop and remove the core from the pears then mash them in a large mixing bowl. add the sugar, molasses and maple syrup to the pears then melt the butter and pour it over the mixture and give it a good stir.

Sift in the flour and baking powder over the fruit mixture and stir it in then stir in the almond meal. Pop the frozen berries into the mix and fold them through.

pour the mix into a lined large loaf tin and bake at 150°C for about 40-45 minutes. the loaf needs to spring back when touched in the centre but a skewer needn't come out clean. You can add some nuts to the top as I have done but it will be quite lovely without it.