Spiced Pear Loaf

Ingredients

• 20g unsalted butter or ghee, melted
• 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup organic raw sugar (or you could use more maple instead)
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 cups spelt flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarb soda
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 400g pears (ended up being 3 small pears)peeled and cubed, or you can blitz them into a purée for children who may be fussy with lumps of fruit
• A few extra slices of pear for the top plus some flaked almonds