Pear Frangipane Tart
This recipe is relatively simple to prepare using common pantry ingredients. Almonds and pears complement each other in the not-too-sweet filling. Serve with a drizzle of chocolate sauce or dollop of whipped cream, if desired.
This recipe is relatively simple to prepare using common pantry ingredients. Almonds and pears complement each other in the not-too-sweet filling. Serve with a drizzle of chocolate sauce or dollop of whipped cream, if desired.
Kasha is toasted buckwheat, which is found in the health food section of grocery stores. Brown butter and sweet pears enhance its naturally nutty flavour.
Spelt is an increasingly popular ancient grain. The flour has an inherent nuttiness and toasty flavour, which make it an ideal complement to the fresh pear and fall spices in this muffin.?
Galettes are the perfect fall dessert because you get all the flavour of a flaky fruit-filled pie but with a rustic home-style look. Firm Bosc pears are ideal for baking; they stay crisp when ripe and keep their shape.
We all know that pears are excellent in pies, preserves and crisps—but this autumnal fruit also lends itself well to savoury recipes.
Your kitchen will smell like the holidays when you poach the pears for this festive classic dessert. The blend of spices and orange zest that infuse this layered beauty will have everyone at the table anxious for a taste.
Inside this rough puff pastry lies an abundance of pears and pine nuts. Rough puff pastry is a quick version of classic puff pastry and is very doable — even for pastry novices. Make sure that your butter is cold for best results. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
Smooth in texture and sweet in flavour, this dish is a colourful, flavourful alternative to regular mashed potatoes. Roasting the pears alongside the sweet potatoes makes for easy preparation.
Serve this to the chocoholic in your life and he — or she — will be yours forever. Both filling and pat-in pastry can be doubled easily to make a 10-inch (25 cm) pie; just add a whole egg instead of an egg white when making the pastry and arrange two or three pears in spoke fashion.
Apples join forces with pears to create a rich, juicy pie, perfect for family dining or for potluck or buffet suppers. Use a cooking apple such as Ida Red, Northern Spy, Winesap or Gravenstein.
