Spicy Pear Cookies Food

SPICY PEAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar untill smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and ginger; mix into batter. Stir in chopped pears, chopped nuts and raisins.
• Drop about two inches apart by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets and bake 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown and center springs back when lightly touched. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice and mix until smooth. Spoon icing over coookies.

SPICY PEAR COOKIES

Steps:

• COOKIES: Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Cream the butter and both sugars in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until creamy (about 2-3 minutes).
• Add the pear nectar and the egg; continue beating until well mixed (1-2 minutes).
• Reduce mixer speed to low; stir in the flour, pie spice, and baking soda.
• Mix until well blended (1-2 minutes).
• Stir in the pear and pecans by hand.
• To form each cookie, drop 1 rounded tsp.
• of dough onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheets; drop 1/2 tsp.
• of dough next to, but not touching, the larger piece of dough.
• Place 1 clove into the smaller piece of dough to resemble a stem.
• Repeat with remaining dough, spacing the cookies 2" apart on the sheets.
• Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until set.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• MAKE THE FROSTING: Combine all the frosting ingredients (except the pear nectar) in a small bowl.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low speed, adding enough pear nectar to reach desired spreading consistency.
• Frost the cooled cookies.

SPICED APPLE-PEAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the apples, pears, lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the apples and pears are very soft but still a bit chunky, 15 to 20 minutes. Taste the mixture and add the remaining tablespoon of sugar if desired.
• Remove the sauce from the heat and stir a few times until the sauce is well combined with small chunks. Cool to room temperature. Remove the cinnamon sticks and serve. (For a smoother sauce, remove from heat, remove the cinnamon sticks and then whisk the mixture until smooth before cooling.)

SPICED PEAR SORBET

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the pears, water, and sugar and spices.
• cook and stir occasionally over medium heat for about 15-20 minutes or until pears are soft.
• chill in refrigerator until completely cold.
• puree through a sieve, blender or food processer.
• process in ice cream machine according to manufacturers instructions.

PEAR BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour and sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until golden brown., In a small bowl, beat the eggs, brown sugar and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and ginger; stir into egg mixture just until moistened. Gently stir in pears and coconut. , Spread over warm crust. Bake 20-23 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

SPICED PEARS

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving syrup; set the pears aside. In a small saucepan, combine the syrup, brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add pears and simmer for about 5 minutes more or until heated through.

SPICED PEAR CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Put the sugar, cider vinegar, perry, star anise, cumin, red onions and ginger in a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
• Add the pears and chillies and simmer for 40 mins until the liquid is syrupy and the pears are just cooked. Stir in the sultanas, remove from the heat and leave to cool, then spoon into sterilised jars.