Fresh Pear Recipes

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• Heat the butter in a large saucepan, add the leeks and onion, and cook over medium-low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, until the onion is tender. Add the chicken stock, increase the heat to high, and bring to a boil. Add the peas and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the peas are tender. (Frozen peas will take only 3 minutes.) Off the heat, add the mint, salt, and pepper.
• *Puree the soup in batches: place 1 cup of soup in a blender, place the lid on top, and puree on low speed. With the blender still running, open the venthole in the lid and slowly add more soup until the blender is three-quarters full. Pour the soup into a large bowl and repeat until all the soup is pureed. Whisk in the creme fraiche and chives and taste for seasoning. Serve hot with garlic croutons.

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• To assemble salad, wash lettuce well and drain until very dry. Toss leaves in the Pear Vinaigrette in a salad bowl. Add the bleu cheese and pecans.
• Place a mound of lettuce on each of 4 plates. Serve with 1/2 a Poached Pear.
• Peel pears, leaving stems intact and trimming bottom to "seat" them firmly in bottom of large stockpot.
• Into the stockpot, add the wine, water, sugar, vanilla bean, star anise, lemon and orange peels, and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from stove and let cool to room temperature before refrigerating. Reserve 1/4 cup of poaching liquid for the vinaigrette.
• Place ingredients in large bowl and whisk together. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

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• 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.

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• Heat oven on 350°F.
• Combine pears, blueberries, nuts and lime zest in 2-qt. shallow casserole sprayed with cooking spray. Mix cookie crumbs, sugar and butter until crumbly; sprinkle over fruit mixture.
• Bake 30 min. or until hot and bubbly. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix dry pudding mix and milk in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly. Let stand at room temperature. Serve crisp with warm vanilla pudding mixture and a dollop of COOL WHIP.

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• apples and pears.
• Place in large bowl and toss with lime juice.
• Combine brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg in small bowl.
• Toss with apple and pear slices until coated.
• Turn into a 9x1-1/2 inch deep dish pie plate.
• Dot with butter.
• Roll out pastry for top crust.
• Cut slits to vent steam during baking and place over filling.
• Seal and flute edges.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.

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• In a stockpot, combine pears, sugar, water and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until mixture reaches a thick, spreadable consistency.
• Remove from heat. Ladle hot mixture into seven hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight.
• Place jars into canner, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool. Yield: 7 half-pints.

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• Core and finely dice pears, but do not peel. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Stir in wheat germ. Beat egg slightly and blend with milk, oil, and honey. Add to dry ingredients along with pears. Stir until mixed.
• Make streusel topping by combining all ingredients and mixing until crumbly.
• Pour batter into a greased 9-inch round cake pan. Sprinkle with streusel topping. Garnish with additional pear slices, if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

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• Place pears in a large saucepan and just barely cover with water. Simmer over medium-low heat until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove cooked pears with a slotted spoon and place in a food processor or blender; puree until smooth. Allow to cool before serving.

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• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease and flour a 10" bundt pan.
• Sift sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice together in large bowl.
• Add oil, eggs, vanilla and pears.
• Mix well.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 1 and 1/4 hours or until done.

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• In a 2-quart pan, combine sugar, water, lemon zest, cinnamon stick, and vanilla. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring, and cook until sugar dissolves; continue boiling, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Add pears and bring to a boil again. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until pears are very tender (about 15 minutes). Remove and discard lemon peel and cinnamon stick.
• Transfer pear mixture to a blender or food processor. Add lemon juice and whirl until smooth. Pour into a 9-inch square pan and freeze until edges are frozen but center is still soft.
• Spoon mixture into a large bowl and, with an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy (or whirl in a food processor). Transfer to a freezer container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on sherbet. Cover container tightly. Freeze until firm (6 to 8 hours at 0ºF or colder).
• To serve, scoop into 6 dessert dishes and garnish with mint.