Pear-Lemon Tea Loaf

Ingredients

• unbleached all-purpose flour
  1 1/4 cups
• whole wheat flour
  1 cup
• baking powder
  1 1/2 tsp
• baking soda
  1/2 tsp
• salt
  1/2 tsp
• Tbs. anise seeds
  1 unit
• buttermilk
  3/4 cup
• vegetable oil
  1/4 cup
• freshly grated lemon peel
  2 tsp
• vanilla extract
  1 tsp
• firm medium Anjou pears

  unpeeled
  11/2 unit
• Tbs. lemon juice
  1 unit
• eggs or equivalent egg substitute
  2 large
• Sugar
  3/4 cup