GRAPPA-POACHED PEARS WITH SPECK
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories appetizer
Time 1h5m
Yield 24 bites
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a medium Dutch oven, combine the grappa, sugar, orange zest, salt, red pepper flakes, cloves, peppercorns, rosemary and 2 cups water. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to dissolve the sugar; cook for 5 minutes. Carefully place the pears halves, cut-side down, in the poaching liquid. Cover with a piece of parchment pressed directly to the surface of the liquid, and simmer gently for 10 to 12 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow the pears to cool in the liquid for 5 minutes. Then remove the pears with a slotted spoon to a plate to cool completely, about 15 minutes.
- Cut each pear half into 4 wedges. Gather a few leaves of arugula and bundle them together with a pear wedge. Lay the bundle on one end of a piece of speck and roll up to enclose; secure with a toothpick. Repeat with the remaining pears, arugula and speck.
GRAPPA CAKE ( ITALIAN PEAR CAKE )
Posting this so I don't lose it again. Torta di pera con salsa di grappa. Took me forever to find it! A fantastic recipe for Italian pear cake, uses canned pears which all the best Italian pear cake recipes do.
Provided by kjshay
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 cake, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make pear cake: Preheat oven to 350 and lightly butter and flour an 8 1/2" springform pan, knocking out excess flour.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon and baking powder.
- In another bowl, with an electric mixer beat together butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flour misture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until it is just combined after each addition. Stir in grappa.
- Peel and core pears; cut into 1/2" dice. Fold pears, raisins or prunes and pine nuts into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle top with remaining tablespoons sugar. Bake cake in middle of oven until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it, 45 - 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack and remove side of pan.
- Make grappa sauce: In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, sugar and cinnamon until thick and pale. In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, melt butter and stir in egg mixture. Cook sauce, stirring constantly, until it is thickened and registers 165F on a candy thermometer (c. 7 min). Remove bowl from pan; stir in cream and grappa. Serve cake with warm sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 561.8, Fat 28.3, SaturatedFat 14.4, Cholesterol 163.8, Sodium 82.2, Carbohydrate 74.4, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 53.8, Protein 7
PEAR CAKE WITH GRAPPA SAUCE
Categories Cake Dairy Egg Fruit Dessert Bake Pear Pine Nut Winter Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make pear cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly butter and flour an 8 1/2-inch springform pan, knocking out excess flour.
- In a bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, and baking powder. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy and beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flour mixture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until just combined after each addition, and stir in grappa. Peel and core pears and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Fold pears int batter with raisins or prunes and pine nuts.
- Pout batter into prepared pan and sprinkle top with remaining tablespoon sugar. Bake cake in middle of oven until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack and remove side of pan.
- Make grappa sauce:
- In a bowl with an electric mixer beat together eggs, sugar, and cinnamon until thick and pale. In a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt butter and stir in egg mixture. Cook sauce, stirring constantly, until thickened and it registers 165°F on a candy thermometer, about 7 minutes. Remove bowl from pan and stir in cream and grappa.
- Serve cake with warm sauce.
BAKED PEARS
This baked pears recipe is very versatile. You can serve it warm or cold and for any size group. Chilled pears can be dressed up with a dollop of whipped topping, fruit-filled yogurt or ice cream. -Betty Schledorn, Ocala, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Place pear halves, cut side up, in a shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Place butter in the center of each; drizzle with lemon juice. , Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pears. Top with marmalade. Bake, covered, until heated through, 15-20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 70mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (29g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
PEARS BAKED IN GRAPPA
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories dinner, dessert
Time 55m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Peel, quarter and core the pears. Place them in a buttered baking dish and sprinkle with sugar and grappa. Bake for 45 minutes, or until tender, depending on the ripeness of the pears.
- Sprinkle with chocolate and serve with creme fraiche.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 197, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 5 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 3 milligrams, Sugar 24 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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