Almond Pear Cobbler Food

PEAR COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a round 9x2-inch, 6-cup baking dish.
• Fill a large bowl halfway with water and add lemon juice. Peel all but 1 of the pears. Core and cut all the pears into eighths. Add pear slices to lemon water to keep them from browning.
• Combine egg and milk in a bowl and whisk until combined. Set aside.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons cane sugar, and brown sugar together in a separate bowl. Use a fork to cut cold butter into flour mixture until it resemble pebbles.
• Drain pears and put into a bowl. Sprinkle with corn starch and 1/4 cup cane sugar; toss to coat.
• Pour milk-egg mixture into the flour mixture. Mix batter until just combined. Add pears to the prepared baking dish. Drop batter by spoonful onto the pears.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned on top, about 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

PEAR COBBLER

Steps:

• Mix pears with 1/2 cup sugar and let stand.
• Put margarine in 2-quart casserole and place in 325° oven until melted.
• Combine all dry ingredients, including remaining 1/2 cup of sugar.
• Mix well.
• Beat egg and add to milk.
• Slowly combine with dry ingredients to make a batter.
• Pour over melted margarine.
• Do not stir.
• Spoon pears on top of batter.
• Do not stir.
• Bake at 325° for 1 hour.
• Serve hot or cold.
• Cool Whip or ice cream topping is very good.
• I haven't tried this recipe, but after two reviews, I'm editing the recipe to cut the sugar in half.

PEAR CRISP WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• 2.Pears: Cut pears in half and then into thin slices. Put them in a large bowl and toss with the brown sugar, lemon juice and zest to blend, set aside.
• 3. Topping: Combine flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the butter and almonds and break them up with your fingers integrating the dry ingredients with the butter and nuts.
• 4. Grease the bottom and sides of a shallow square baking dish (8 square inches) with the remaining tablespoon of butter. Layer the pears in the dish and top evenly with the nut topping. Place the dish in the center of the oven and bake until the pears are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife. The topping should be golden brown as well, about 40-45 minutes. Set aside to cool a few minutes before serving.

ALMOND PEAR COBBLER

Steps:

• Slice peaches. Peel if desired.
• Take a glass baking dish and melt butter into the bottom of it.
• Mix together all dry ingredients.
• Add skim milk to dry ingredients and mix well.
• Pour batter into baking dish but do not stir.
• Drop pears onto batter. While baking the batter will rise up around the fruit.
• Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
• The combination of the whole wheat and almond flour gives it a slight almond flavor and a very interesting consistency. I've also used coconut flour and it was very good as well.
• Of course if you are Celiac or medically intolerant of gluten, you can use it with rice flour or just go all almond or coconut.

PEAR AND ALMOND CROSTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, flour, 1 egg and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer until well blended and smooth. Set aside.
• Divide each package of almond paste into 4 equal portions. On a floured work surface roll each portion into a 6-inch round, about 1/8-inch thick. Put 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling into the center of each round. Spread the filling out in an even layer, about 1/2-inch from the edge of the round.
• Quarter each pear and remove the core. Cut each quarter into 5 slices. Fan out 5 of the pear slices on top of the filling in the center of 1 of the rounds. Gently fold the edge of the almond paste round over the edge of the filling. Transfer to the prepared baking sheets and repeat with the remaining almond rounds, filling and pears.
• Whisk together the remaining egg and 1 tablespoon of water in a small bowl until well blended. Using a pastry brush lightly brush each crostata with the egg wash and sprinkle each with the raw sugar.
• Put the baking sheets into the oven and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool. Serve each crostata on individual plates with a small scoop of ice cream and garnished with sliced almonds and mint.