EASY PEAR CHARLOTTE

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Celebrate the holidays with a touch of something sweet made with minimum fuss.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 tablespoons butter
3 pounds (about 6) Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Coarse salt
10 to 12 slices firm white sandwich bread, crusts trimmed
Confectioners' sugar, for serving
2/3 cup chilled heavy cream, very lightly whipped with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add pears, sugar, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until pears are very soft and most liquid has evaporated, 20 to 25 minutes; remove from heat.
  • Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter; set 1 tablespoon aside. Working with one slice at a time, brush butter onto bread, and arrange, buttered side down, along the sides of a 5-to-6-cup ovenproof bowl, overlapping slightly. Cover bottom with a single slice of bread. Reserve remaining bread to cover fruit.
  • Fill lined bowl with pear mixture, mounding in center (fruit will settle during baking). Cover all with remaining bread slices; trim to fit tightly to edges of bowl. Brush with reserved butter, and press in firmly, sealing edges.
  • Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 5 to 10 minutes in pan; turn out onto serving plate. Sift confectioners' sugar over the top. Use two large spoons to divide charlotte into pieces, and serve with lightly whipped cream.

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