Asian Pear Clafouti With A Citrus Ginger Glaze Recipes

BLACKBERRY-GINGER CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9-inch pie plate with the butter. Dust the dish with 1 tablespoon sugar, making sure you cover the sides too! I do this by holding the pie plate near-vertical and shimmying the sugar around the edge. Set the pie plate aside.
• Using a stand mixer, an electric hand-mixer or a blender, mix the remaining 1/3 cup sugar, flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, ginger, garam masala, eggs, milk, heavy cream and vanilla and let it go until the mixture is frothy.
• Arrange the blackberries in the bottom of the pie plate (I don't like it to look too uniform), and carefully pour the batter into the dish.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, rotating the dish halfway to ensure even cooking. You'll know it's done when you insert a knife into the center and it comes out clean. Don't worry if certain areas puff up more than others as the clafouti cools on your counter it will even out.
• Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with a little powdered sugar, and topped with a little whipped cream, if desired. I like it just the way it is when it comes out of the oven!
• Combine the cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom seeds, black cardamom seeds, if using into a spice grinder or coffee grinder and grind until fine. Store the spice mix in an airtight container away from direct sunlight.

PEAR CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter a 10 x 3 x 1 1/2-inch round baking dish and sprinkle the bottom and sides with 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar.
• Beat the eggs and the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, mix in the flour, cream, vanilla extract, lemon zest, salt, and pear brandy. Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel, quarter, core, and slice the pears. Arrange the slices in a single layer, slightly fanned out, in the baking dish. Pour the batter over the pears and bake until the top is golden brown and the custard is firm, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, and creme fraiche.

PEAR CLAFOUTIS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch baking dish generously with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup sugar, milk, salt, nutmeg, vanilla extract, almond extract, and flour together in a bowl for batter.
• Reserve 12 to 14 pear slices for topping and add remaining pear slices to the prepared baking dish. Pour batter over pears in the baking dish and top with almonds. Shake and tap the dish gently on the countertop to let mixture settle. Lay reserved pear slices flat on top. Melt remaining butter and brush over pears. Sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, fruit is soft, and custard is set, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before serving, or serve chilled.

PEAR CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Butter a 10 1/2-inch round baking dish or pie plate. Fan pear slices out in a single layer in the bottom.
• Beat eggs and sugar together using an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in heavy cream, flour, kirsch, lemon zest, vanilla extract, cardamom, and salt on low speed until batter is smooth. Set batter aside to rest, about 15 minutes.
• Pour batter over the pears in the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool briefly, about 15 minutes. Serve warm, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

ASIAN PEAR AND GINGER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cook ginger and oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until ginger is golden, 10-15 minutes. Let cool. Strain ginger oil into a small bowl and set aside. Discard ginger.
• Purée Asian pear, vinegar, miso, lime zest, and both peppercorns in a blender, scraping down sides of blender as needed, until smooth. With motor running, gradually add reserved ginger oil and blend until emulsified; season vinaigrette with salt.
• DO AHEAD: Ginger oil can be made 1 week ahead; store airtight at room temperature. Vinaigrette can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill.

PEAR CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, place pears and pour cider over top, coating well, Allow to marinate for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally,.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400°F Butter a 10-inch round porcelain baking dish and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar.
• In a medium bowl, place eggs and remaining 1/2 cup vanilla sugar. Beat with whisk or mixer for 2 minutes until smooth; add flour, salt, ginger, and crème frâiche .
• Drain pears, reserving liquid. Add reserved liquid to egg mixture.
• Arrange marinated pear halves in bottom of baking dish and pour egg mixture over top.
• Bake in center of oven until golden, about 30 minutes.
• Before serving, sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut into slices and garnish each piece with a sprig of rosemary.

PEAR CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9-inch cake pan, and dust with sugar.
• Place butter in a large pan over medium heat. When it turns golden brown, add as many pears as will fit in one layer. Saute pears for about two minutes per side, just to soften them. Remove and set aside. Repeat with more butter and the rest of the pears if necessary.
• Lay fruit around bottom of sugared cake pan in concentric circles, covering entire bottom.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and the 1/4 cup of sugar. Sift in the flour and blend well. Beat in the baking powder, liqueur, milk and melted butter. Pour over fruit.
• Place clafoutis in oven, and cook for 30 minutes. Let cool to room temperature before slicing and serving, perhaps with a fruit puree of your choice.

CRANBERRY PEAR CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Butter a 9 inch glass pie plate.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar till lightly colored.
• Whisk in the flour and half and half. Stir in the melted butter.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pie plate.
• Arrange the pears in the batter (you can leave the pears in halves, but I cubed mine) and surround with cranberries.
• If desired, dust top with sugar and cinnamon (or whatever spices you like - I added in some allspice as well).
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or till the pears are tender and the custard is lightly browned.
• Cool slightly and serve.
• (The original recipe says this serves 6-8, but 3 of us polished it off at breakfast quite easily).