Cinnamon Pear Pies

Difficulty:
1/5

Yield: 4 servings
Preparation is easy
Preparation time is 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 pears, peeled
  • 1 cup sugar (200 grams)
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 4 cups water (2 pints)

For the filling:

  • ¾ cup fine sugar (150 grams)
  • 40 grams butter (1 ½ ounces)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup cream (6 fluid ounces)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup ground almonds (200 grams)
  • ¼ cup plain flour (30 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Put the pears, cinnamon sticks, sugar and water in a pan over a low heat for 15 minutes or a little more, until the pears are just soft. Set them aside to cool in their juice.
  3. Put the sugar, butter, vanilla extract, egg yolks, butter, ground almonds, baking powder and flour into an electric mixer and beat until well combined. In a separate bowl beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Fold them into the egg-flour-butter mix.
  4. Fill four small oven-proof dishes with the mixture and put a pear on top. Press it down until it is one-third submerged. Bake for 30 minutes, until the filling is firm.
  5. Serve warm with ice cream.