Gingered Pear And Cranberry Trifle Recipes

GINGER PEAR CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, diced pear, orange juice, sugar, water, candied ginger, orange zest, star anise, cinnamon stick, garam masala, and salt in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries have softened, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
• Remove cinnamon stick and star anise. Chill until ready to serve.

PEAR-CRANBERRY-GINGER CUTIE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place a rack in the center of the oven. Spray the cups of a muffin pan with nonstick pan spray.
• To make the pie filling, in a large saucepan, stir the water and sugar to combine. Bring the water-sugar mixture to a boil over medium-high, and stir constantly until the sugar dissolves.
• Add the cranberries to the sugar mixture, and lower the heat. Simmer the cranberries for about 10 minutes or until the cranberries start to pop. Drain the cranberries and set them aside.
• Peel, core, and cut the pears into 1/2-inch cubes. 5. In a large bowl, mix together the pears, ginger, and cornstarch. Add the cranberries and stir to combine.
• To make the crust, follow the All-Butter Crust recipe and roll out the dough per the instructions.
• Cut 16 (5 1/2-inch-diameter) circles from the dough. Reroll the dough scraps to make all the circles, and avoid overhandling the dough.
• Gently but firmly press each dough circle into a muffin cup. For the crust edges, use the fold-tuck-crimp method (see page 13) for each Cutie Pie.
• Spoon the filling evenly into the Cutie Pie shells, and set aside.
• If choosing the Crumb Top option, follow the Crumb Top recipe and sprinkle it over the filling.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. To see if the crust bottom is golden, too, use a butter knife to pop a Cutie Pie out of a muffin cup. If the bottom is not brown, bake a few minutes longer. If the pie top is browning too quickly, cover with foil for the final few minutes.
• Crust options: all-butter (or vegan, gluten-Free) Shape options: Cutie Pie (or 9-inch Pie, 7-inch Deep-Dish Pie, Petit-5, Flipside, Piepop, Piejar) 24 Cutie Pies
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, and sugar, and mix well.
• Add the butter to the flour mixture, and mix gently with a pastry blender, a fork, or your hands. The goal is to lightly incorporate the butter into the dry ingredients. The butter pieces should be well coated with the dry mixture and somewhat flattened.
• Gradually add the water to the flour mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, and continue mixing the dough until it comes together and forms pea-sized or crouton-sized crumbs. The dough should look like coarse individual pieces, not smooth and beaten together like cookie dough.
• With your hands, gather the dough crumbs together to form 2 patties, gently molding the crumb-like mixture into a patty shape and being careful not to overhandle the dough. Wrap each patty in plastic wrap.
• Chill the dough for at least 1 hour, or up to 3 days. The dough can also be frozen for up to 2 weeks.
• When you're ready to use the dough, let it sit at room temperature for at least 10 minutes to soften it and make it workable. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each of the 2 dough patties to about a 1/4-inch thickness, lightly dusting it with flour, if needed, to prevent sticking, and making sure to roll the dough evenly.
• 1 double-crust 9-inch pie, 2 single-crust 9-inch pies, or 16 Cutie Pies, or 36 Petit-5s, 8 Piejars, 10 Flips ides, or 50 Piepops
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, and cinnamon, and mix well.
• Add the butter to the flour mixture, and mix thoroughly with a pastry blender, a fork, or your fingers until the texture is like small peas.
• Add the rolled oats, and mix to create a crumbly consistency.
• Sprinkle the crumb topping over a pie, Cutie Pies, or Petit-5s before baking.
• Makes enough crumb topping for 1 (9-inch) Pie, 16 Cutie Pies, or 36 Petit-5s

GINGERED PEAR AND CRANBERRY TRIFLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Pears and Syrup Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy saucepan. Remove peel from lemon with vegetable peeler and add peel to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil 5 minutes. Reduce heat, add pears and simmer until pears are tender, turning occasionally, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pears to a bowl. Boil pear cooking liquid until reduced to scant 1 cup, about 20 minutes. Strain reduced syrup and pour over pears. Cool to room temperature. Preparation for Custard Scald milk in a heavy large saucepan. Whisk yolks, sugar and cornstarch in a medium bowl until smooth. Gradually whisk in hot milk. Return custard mixture to same saucepan. Cook over medium heat until custard boils and thickens, stirring constantly, about 8 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Mix in ginger. Chill until cold. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover pears and custard separately and refrigerate.) Preparation for Cake Cut cakes horizontally in half. Spread cut sides with 1 cup cranberry sauce. Reassemble cakes. Cut cakes crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide slices. Arrange 12 cake "sandwiches" in single layer cut side up over bottom of 12-cup glass bowl. Spread cake with 1/3 cup of cranberry sauce. Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to work surface. Cut pears into 1/2-inch pieces. Arrange 1/3 of pears over sauce. Measure 5 tablespoons pear syrup (reserve remainder for another use). Stir liqueur into 5 tablespoons syrup. Brush pears with 1/4 cup of liqueur mixture. Spread with 1 1/2 cups of custard. Place remaining cake "sandwiches" in a single layer over custard. Spread with 2/3 cup of cranberry sauce. Top with remaining pears. Brush pears with remaining liqueur mixture. Spread with remaining custard. Smooth top. Cover; chill overnight. In a large bowl whip cream ti stiff peaks. Spoon cream into pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Spread 1 1/2 cups of cranberry sauce over custard. Pipe cream in decorative border atop dessert. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Chill.) Garnish with almonds and mint sprigs.

GINGERED-PEAR AND CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flours, baking powder, ginger and baking soda in medium bowl. Toss pears with sugars and butter in large bowl. Add egg; mix lightly. Add flour mixture; stir just until moistened. (Batter will be thick.) Gently stir in cranberries.
• Pour into greased and floured 8x4-inch loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool bread in pan 10 min. Remove to wire rack; cool completely.

CRANBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine cranberries, 2 cups granulated sugar, ginger, and 2 cups water. Bring to a simmer over medium; cook until cranberries begin to burst, 8 to 10 minutes. Let compote cool completely.
• Make cream filling: Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, brown sugar, remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and vanilla on high until well combined. With mixer on medium, gradually add heavy cream; continue beating until soft peaks form.
• Arrange 1/3 of cake in a 3-quart serving dish. Spoon 1/3 of compote over cake; spread to sides of dish. Dollop 1/3 of cream filling over compote; spread to sides of dish. Repeat twice, ending with cream filling. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours (or up to 1 day). Garnish with Candied Orange Zest, if desired.

GINGERED CRANBERRY PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour; stir in lemon juice. Add the pears, cranberries and ginger; toss to coat. Divide among six greased 10-oz. ramekins or custard cups., In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, oats and flour; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over fruit. , Bake at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm.

GINGERSNAP PEAR TRIFLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Fold in lemon curd., Layer half of the crumbled cookies, pears and whipped cream in two dessert dishes. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with ginger. Serve immediately.

GINGERBREAD PEAR TRIFLE

Steps:

• Make gingerbread: Preheat oven to 350°. Butter an 8- by 8-in. baking pan. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, 1 teaspoons ground ginger, the cloves, and 1/2 teaspoons salt. In a large bowl, whisk 3/4 cup granulated sugar with 1 egg until thick and pale.
• Stir in applesauce, molasses, 1 tablespoons fresh ginger, oil, and 1/4 cup hot water. Stir in flour mixture.
• Pour into pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes; turn out onto rack and let cool. Cut into 1-in. cubes.
• Cook pears: Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add pears. Cook, stirring, until soft, 7 minutes.
• Stir in brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger, and 1/4 teaspoons salt.
• Make custard: In a pan over medium heat, whisk half-and-half, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cornstarch, and 1/4 teaspoons salt until thickened, 10 minutes. Take off heat; stir in vanilla and 2 tablespoons butter.
• Whip cream: In a large bowl, beat cream, powdered sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger until soft peaks form.
• 5. Assemble trifle: Put half the gingerbread cubes in a trifle dish or glass bowl. Sprinkle with half the brandy. Spoon half the pears and liquid over gingerbread. Pour half the custard over pears. Top with half the whipped cream and half the crystallized ginger. Repeat layers. Serve immediately, or cover and chill up to 1 day.

CRANBERRY PEAR TART WITH GINGERBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Make the pear mixture:
• In a kettle combine the cranberry juice, the sugar, the cinnamon stick, and the lemon juice, bring the mixture to a boil, and add the pears. Heat the mixture until it just comes to a simmer and simmer the pear gently 10 to 15 minutes, or until they are just tender. Remove the kettle from the heat, stir in the cranberries, and let the mixture cool. Chill the mixture, covered, for at least 8 hours. The pear mixture may be made 3 days in advance and kept covered and chilled.
• Make the crust:
• In a food processor blend together well the flour, the brown sugar, the ginger, the cinnamon, the allspice, and the salt, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl stir together the egg yolk and the molasses, add the mixture to the flour mixture, and pulse the motor, blending the mixture until it is combined well but still crumbly. Turn the mixture out into a 10-inch tart pan with a fluted removable rim and press it onto the bottom and up the side of the pan. Chill the crust for 30 minutes. Prick the crust with a fork, line it with foil, and fill the foil with the rice. Bake the crust in the lower third of a preheated 375°F. oven for 15 minutes, remove the foil and rice carefully, and bake the crust for 10 minutes more. Let the crust cool in the pan on a rack.
• Transfer the poached pears and half the cranberries with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, discard the cinnamon stick, and reserve the syrup with the remaining cranberries. In a small bowl whisk together the eggs, the sugar, the sour cream, the milk, the vanilla, the zest, and a pinch of salt, stir in the drained cranberries, and spoon half of the custard into the crust. Slice 4 of the pear halves crosswise on the diagonal, arrange them decoratively on the custard with the unsliced pear halves, and spoon the remaining custard around the pears. Bake the tart in the middle of a preheated 325°F. oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until the custard is just set. Remove the rim of the pan and let the tart cool on a rack. The tart may be made up to this point 8 hours in advance, cooled completely, and chilled.
• In a saucepan boil the reserved syrup and cranberries over moderately high heat until the syrup is reduced to about 1 cup and is jellylike in consistency and transfer the cranberries with a slotted spoon to a plate to cool. Brush the pears with some of the cranberry glaze and arrange the cranberries around the edge of the tart. Serve the tart warm or chilled.

CRANBERRY, PEAR, AND GINGER RELISH

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Chill.