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Ingredients
- 3 pears, peeled and quartered
- 30 g (2 tbsp) unsalted butter
- 80 g (½ cup) sugar
- 1 shortcrust pie shell
- 2 eggs
- 160 ml (2/3 cup) 15% cooking cream
- 75 g (5 tbsp) powdered almonds
- 20 ml (4 tsp) pear brandy (optional)
- To taste custard or vanilla ice cream
Directions
- Caramelize pear sections in butter with 30 g (2 tbsp) of sugar. Arrange pears in pie shell. Mix together eggs with remaining sugar, cream, powdered almonds and pear brandy, if using. Pour mixture over pears.
- Bake in oven preheated to 410°F (205°C) for about 25 minutes. Let rest 3 minutes prior to serving with vanilla ice cream or drizzle with rich custard to taste.
Cook commentary
Serves: 4-6
Time: hands-on: 10 min
cooking: 25 min
total prep: 35 min
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