Pear Parkin Pudding With Custard Food

PEAR PARKIN PUDDING WITH CUSTARD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter a 30 x 20cm baking dish. Mix the first four ingredients together. Melt the treacle, butter and sugar together in a large saucepan, then stir in the dry ingredients, half of the chopped ginger, the egg and milk to give a smooth batter.
• Spoon into the baking dish, then sit the pear halves in the batter. Dot more butter over each pear half and sprinkle with a little more sugar. Bake for 1 hr until risen all over and a skewer inserted into the middle of the pudding comes out clean.
• To serve, scatter the rest of the ginger over the fruit, then drizzle all over with syrup from the jar. Serve in rectangles with custard, below.

PEAR CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350*.
• Peel, quarter, and core the pears.
• Cut them into 1/2" slices and mix with the water, butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a heavy 12-inch skillet.
• Cook, covered,over moderate heat, until the pears are tender but not mushy-about 5 minutes.
• Uncover and cook until all of the liquid has evaporaed and the pears have started to caramelize-4 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat and set aside.
• To prepare the custard: In a medium-size bowl or 2-quart maeasuring cup, whisk the eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla, and salt.
• Distribute the pears among four 6-ounce or six 4-ounce flameproof custard cups.
• Pour the custard over the pears.
• Set the cups in a baking pan and pour hot water into the pan until it comes halfway up the sides of the cups.
• Bake, uncovered, for about 35 minutes or until a knife inserted midway between the rim and the center comes out clean.
• Transfer the cups to a wire rack and cool to room temperature-30 to 40 minutes.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Will keep for up to 3 days.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Sprinkle the cold custards with the pecans.
• Whisk togerher the butter, maple syrup, and cream; spoon the mixture over the custards.
• Broil 6 inches from the heat for about 3 minutes or until the topping bubbles.
• Serve immediately.
• Serves 4 to 6.
• Enjoy!

STICKY GINGER SKILLET PARKIN

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Put a heavy-bottomed 25cm ovenproof frying pan or skillet over a low heat and gently melt the butter, sugar, treacle and golden syrup together, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the butter is just melted and everything is combined. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly for 5-10 mins.
• Sieve the flour and spices together, then mix in the oats. Whisk the eggs, milk, stem ginger and ginger syrup together in a bowl or jug. Stir the dry ingredients into the cooled butter mixture until well combined. Stir in the ginger, milk and egg mixture until you have a thick cake batter. Transfer to the oven and bake for 45-50 mins until firm and risen. Serve scooped from the pan with extra ginger syrup and custard or ice cream, if you like, or leave to cool and eat cold. Will keep, wrapped in baking parchment, for up to seven days. TWIST ITRum & raisin parkinPour rum over a handful of raisins and leave to soak overnight. Mix most into the batter, then serve with with extra raisins scattered over. Sticky pear & parkin sundaes Pile cubes of parkin into glasses with a chopped canned pear, toffee ice cream and some ginger syrup mixed with whisky. Top with toasted pecans. Caramelised banana, parkin & custardFry a sliced banana in butter until golden, add a drizzle of golden syrup and carefully toss. Serve over parkin with thick custard.

BAKED PEAR PUDDING

Steps:

• Drain and chop the pears, 1/2" chunks, reserve 1 cup of syrup.
• Toss together the nuts, cinnamon, pears& biscuit mix.
• Place this mixture in a shallow baking dish.
• in a saucepan combine the pear syrup, brown sugar& butter.
• Heat to boiling, add lemon zest and lemon juice.
• Pour over the pears in the baking dish.
• Bake in 375F oven for 30 minutes serve warm.