Individual Pear And Maple Cobblers Recipe - Cooking Index
Individual Pear And Maple Cobblers Recipe - Cooking Index
Maple syrup is one of New England's unique gifts to the culinary world. The natural sweetener is a wonderful complement to all kinds of ingredients but is especially good when teamed with pears, which are plentiful in fall. Here they're partnered in a cobbler, an old-fashioned dessert of fruit baked with a biscuit topping. Make sure to pass whipped cream flavored with the delicate syrup.
Courses: Dessert| Filling | ||
| 3 lbs | 1362g / 48oz | Ripe Barlett pears - peeled, quartered, |
| And cored | ||
| 2/3 cup | 218g / 7.7oz | Pure maple syrup |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | All-purpose flour - plus |
| 2 teaspoons | 10ml | All-purpose flour |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Vanilla extract |
| 1/8 teaspoon | 0.6ml | Ground nutmeg - (generous) |
| 1 1/2 tablespoons | 22ml | Butter |
| Topping | ||
| 1 1/2 cups | 93g / 3.3oz | All-purpose flour |
| 2 1/4 teaspoons | 11ml | Baking powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Ground nutmeg |
| 6 tablespoons | 90ml | Chilled unsalted butter - (3/4 stick) - cut 1/2" pieces |
| 9 tablespoons | 135ml | Half-and-half |
| 9 tablespoons | 135ml | Pure maple syrup |
| 3/4 teaspoon | 3.8ml | Vanilla extract |
| Melted butter | ||
| Sugar | ||
| Ground nutmeg | ||
| 1 cup | 237ml | Chilled whipping cream |
| Additional pure maple syrup |
For Filling: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut pears crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Combine in large bowl with maple syrup, flour, vanilla extract and ground nutmeg. Divide among six 2/3-cup custard cups of souffle dishes. Dot tops with butter. Bake filling until hot and bubbling, about 18 minutes.
Meanwhile, Prepare Topping: Mix first 3 ingredients in processor. Add 6 tablespoons chilled butter and cut in until mixture resembles fine meal. Transfer to large bowl. Mix half-and-half, 6 tablespoons syrup and vanilla in another bowl. Add to dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
Working quickly, drop batter in three mounds, 1 heaping tablespoon per mound, atop hot filling in each cup. Brush topping with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and nutmeg. Immediately return cups to oven and bake 8 minutes. Reduce temperature to 375 degrees. and bake until toppings are golden and just firm to touch, about 14 minutes. Let cool at least 15 minutes.
In medium bowl, beat 1 cup chilled cream with 3 tablespoons maple syrup to soft peaks. Serve cobblers warm with whipped cream. Drizzle additional maple syrup over.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Source:
Bon Appetit, November 1991
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