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Pear-Rhubarb Flaxseed Bread

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 18, 2010
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Take a break from regular bread with this quick-to-make, fruity bread, featuring pears, rhubarb and walnuts.

Pear-Rhubarb Flaxseed Bread

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped rhubarb (about 1/2 pound)
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped peeled or unpeeled pears (1 1/2 medium)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/3 cup canola or soybean oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°. Lightly spray bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 or 9x5x3 inches, with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Mix rhubarb, pears, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into pans.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely before slicing, about 1 hour. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days or refrigerate up to 10 days.

Nutrition

190 Calories
8g Total Fat
4g Protein
25g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
1g
4%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
180mg
8%
Potassium
115mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
8%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
14g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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