Autumn Pear Bread Name: JENNIFER MILLER Base: Fort Belvoir Recipe: Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine 2 eggs 1/4 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup finely chopped peeled ripe pear . Directions 1.Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 2.With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 3.In a smaller bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. 4.Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. 5.Fold in pears. 6.Spoon into 3 mini loaf pans (5x2 1/2 inches). 7.Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until tests done. 8.Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.