I was
half listening to Lynn Rosetto of the Splendid Table and she was describing a
baked pear dessert she had with ice cream that she had when she was a child. It
sounded delicious and so simple to make. I decided to give it a try just as she
said you put the pears in when you sit down to eat dinner. The smell of
cinnamon is wonderful along with the pleasing sound of the ice cream maker in
the pantry churning up some delicious vanilla ice cream. The kids were so
excited - wanting to know why they smelled cinnamon.
I just loved the combination of the warm pears with the cold vanilla ice cream (see below for recipe).
Baked
Pears
2 d’anjou
pears, peeled, cored and cut into wedges
1
tablespoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice
Zest of
1 lemon
1 to 2
tablespoons brown sugar
1
teaspoon cinnamon
2 to 3
tablespoons of cold butter, cubed
Preheat
oven to 425 degrees
Toss
prepared pears in a medium bowl with lemon juice.
Add the
lemon zest, brown sugar, and cinnamon and coat pears thoroughly.
Pour
pears into a baking dish.
Sprinkle
cold cubed butter on top of pears.
Bake at
425 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
Increase
oven temperature to 500 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 more minutes to get the sugar
good and caramelly. Watch closely at
this point.
Vanilla Philadelphia Style Recipe
Preparation
Time: 5 minutes
2 cups
(473 ml) of half and half (1 cup of heavy cream and 1 cup of whole, full fat
milk)
1 cup
(237 ml) heavy cream
2/3
(128 grams) cup sugar
Dash of
salt
1 (12
grams) tablespoon of vanilla
Mix all
ingredients together (we do this in a plastic pitcher and mix with an
emulsifier hand blender-whisking works too).
Refrigerate
for 30 minutes or longer
Mix in
your ice cream maker as directed.
