Pear Pecan Bread

This recipe is from Maida Heatter's Best Dessert Book Ever, but there's a close approximation of that recipe here. My attempt could have used a bit more baking but I wanted to eat some and go to bed. It's not the best way to use up pears, unlike Vanilla-Scented Pear Strudel, which is, as a matter of fact, the best way to use up pears.