Pears

fluffybunnies

Sounds like a nice idea. I don't have any ice-cream or cream, and the only wine I have is 2 weeks old but i may try poaching them (i'll smell the wine first and if it's too vinegary I'll poach them in water with muscavado sugar). Thanks Cecilia.

Also, does anyone know how long pears will keep for?

cdodd

make a pear crumble yum yum

daska

You can poach them in water with lemon juice and rind, when they're cooked add some sugar to make a syrup and serve it with the pears - on a day like this serve them cold, on a cold day serve them warm :-)

fluffybunnies

Sounds great. I've actually not ever poached anything before (don't know why I've only just realised this).

Is poaching best done in the oven or in a saucepan and how much liquid do i need for poaching?

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fluffybunnies wrote: »

Sounds great. I've actually not ever poached anything before (don't know why I've only just realised this).

Is poaching best done in the oven or in a saucepan and how much liquid do i need for poaching?

In a saucepan with enough liquid to cover them and cook gently until just soft .If you have and cinnamon or ginger sprinkle a tiny amount in the water to spark it up a bit.No point putting the oven on unless you have something else in there at the same time

Olliebeak

I should imagine that anything you can do with apples you can also do with pears - though they may be a tad difficult to 'stuff and bake'.

foreign_correspondent

my gran used to poach them in lemonade when I was little - they are vry nice! My mum does them in water, red wine, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon - posher, but the lemonade one is nice and light!

Chris25

Heating the pears intensifies the flavour.

You could make a lovely pudding by putting some sliced or chunks of pear under a chocolate sponge mix.

They are also nice as a starter with salad leaves, then topped with blue or cream cheese, some walnuts if liked and then drizzled with either balsamic dressing or a vinaigrette. If they are too hard, cook first, then cool and slice for the salad.

Pear & mincemeat jalousie - roll out some puff pastry into a long rectangle (or cut into 2 lengths and place one over the other with the filling inbetween and pinch the long edges together) layer mincemeat & peeled pears along the length, turn in the sides to make a strudel shape, leave the seam underneath, brush the top with milk or egg & sprinkle with a bit of brown sugar cook for about 20 mins at 180C then turn down oven for 10 mins to 160C.

Penelope_Penguin

fluffybunnies wrote: »

I have a load of pears and am not really that sure of what to do with them. Someone had a bowl outside their house with a note saying to help yourself, so I was like 'woo free fruit' and now am bored of eating them :rolleyes: and would like some fresh ideas.

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the exisitng thread to give you more ideas

Penny. x

fluffybunnies

Nice, Thanks guys.

I'm currently trying to make 'pear crisps' by drying a couple out in the oven. Wondering if they will store well like this?