3 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 c. chopped pecans
3/4 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs, slightly beaten
2 c. sugar
2 c. peeled and grated pears
2 tsp. vanilla

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine oil, eggs, sugar, pears and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Spoon mixture into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes. Yield: 2 loaves.