Pear Pecan Chocolate Chip Bread

This recipe makes a deliciously moist and flavorful bread perfect for a breakfast, brunch, or even dessert treat.

• 1 pear, shredded and squeezed dry
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt or sour cream (I did 1/4 cup of each mixed with a dash of buttermilk)
• 1 tsp vanilla

1. Preheat the oven to 350
2. In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans, and chocolate chips
3. In another bowl mix the remaining ingredients
4. Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ones just until combined
5. Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center
6. Cool for 30 minutes in the pan on a rack, then turn onto rack to cool completely