Health food shops sell concentrated pear and apple juice, ready for diluting as required.
ingredients
serves 6 - 8
1/4 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup light muscovado sugar
2 tbsp pear or apple juice
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 large or 2 small pears
1 cup self raising flour
3/4 cup Seedless white raisins
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp mixed spice
1 egg
method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease and line a 1 pound loaf tin with non-stick baking paper. Put the oats in a bowl with the sugar, pour over the pear or apple juice and oil, mix well and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
2. Quarter, core and coarsely grate the pears. Add to the oat mixture with the flour, white raisins, baking powder, mixed spice and egg, then mix together thoroughly.
3. Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and level the top. Bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
4. Transfer the teabread on to a wire rack and peel off the lining paper. Leave to cool completely.
