Bartlett Pear And Black Pepper Frozen Yogurt Recipes

PEAR CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter a 10 x 3 x 1 1/2-inch round baking dish and sprinkle the bottom and sides with 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar.
• Beat the eggs and the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, mix in the flour, cream, vanilla extract, lemon zest, salt, and pear brandy. Set aside for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, peel, quarter, core, and slice the pears. Arrange the slices in a single layer, slightly fanned out, in the baking dish. Pour the batter over the pears and bake until the top is golden brown and the custard is firm, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, and creme fraiche.

BARTLETT PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press pie crust pastry into a 9-inch pie dish and refrigerate while preparing filling.
• Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, flour, nutmeg, allspice, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into butter mixture until incorporated; fold in pears. Pour filling into chilled crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set in the middle, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely before serving, about 1 hour.

BLACK-PEPPER FROZEN YOGURT

Steps:

• Heat sugar and pepper in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a fork to heat sugar evenly, until it starts to melt, then stop stirring and cook, swirling pan occasionally so sugar melts evenly, until it is pale golden. Remove from heat.
• Whisk together cornstarch and milk, then add to caramel with 1/4 teaspoon salt (mixture will bubble and steam). Simmer, stirring, until caramel has dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened, 2 to 4 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, then whisk in yogurt. Chill until cold, about 8 hours.
• Freeze in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to firm up.

BARTLETT PEAR AND BLACK PEPPER FROZEN YOGURT

Steps:

• Place yogurt in a fine strainer set over a bowl. Refrigerate for about 1 hour, until about 1 cup liquid had drained from the yogurt. Discard liquid; set yogurt aside.
• Meanwhile, peel core, and chop pears into 1/2-inch pieces. Combine pears, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla bean, peppercorns, and bay leaf in a medium saucepan and simmer over medium-low heat until the syrup thickens and pears are very soft, about 25 minutes. Remove and discard the vanilla bean and bay leaf.
• Set a medium bowl in an ice-water bath. Transfer pear mixture to a food processor and puree until smooth, about 2 minutes. Pass puree through a fine strainer into the bowl over the ice bath, discarding solids. Let stand until chilled.
• Remove from ice-water bath; whisk yogurt into pear mixture. Transfer to an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. If necessary, do this in 2 batches, keeping remainder refrigerated while freezing first batch.