Source: dLife

This is a hearty, nutty bread.

Servings

0.33 cup Nuts, hazelnuts, whole
8 oz medium pears , peeled (coarsely shredded)
0.75 cup sugar
3 tbsp vegetable oil
0.5 tsp grated lemon rind
0.5 tsp vanilla extract
1 eggs , lightly beaten
1 egg whites , lightly beaten
1.5 cup white all purpose flour
0.5 cup whole wheat flour
1.25 tsp low sodium baking powder
0.5 tsp baking soda
0.5 tsp salt
0.75 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cooking spray (or baking spray)

1 Bake the hazelnuts for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
2 After baking pour nuts into a towel, roll up, and rub off the skins, then chop.
3 Mix together the shredded pear, sugar, vegetable oil, lemon rind, vanilla extract, egg, and egg white.
4 Separately mix together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, and the chopped hazelnuts.
5 Add the flour mixture to the pear mixture and stir until moistened.
6 Coat an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with baking spray. Pour batter into loaf pan.
7 Bake the mix for 1 hour and 5 minutes at 350 degrees.
8 Let bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan then finish cooling on a wire rack.