Pear And Rosemary Butter Recipes

CARAMEL PEARS WITH ROSEMARY, HONEY AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Choose a baking dish or roasting pan large enough to hold pears in one layer, or use 2 pans. Scatter star anise, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds and cloves on bottom of dish.
• Put pears in a large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar, raisins, rum and lemon juice. Coat pears evenly with mixture. Transfer to baking dish, cut-side down, in one layer. Dot with butter.
• Bake, uncovered, until pears are soft and well caramelized, about 45 minutes. Remove pears from oven, and let them sit at room temperature. Shortly before serving, drizzle the pears with honey, and sprinkle them with rosemary leaves and chopped walnuts. Bake for 10 minutes. Serve warm with plenty of sauce from the baking pan.

PEAR AND ROSEMARY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans .
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
• Chop the pears and process them to a smooth puree with the lemon juice in a food processor or a blender. You should have about two cups of pear puree. Chop the rosemary leaves and mix with the pears.
• Beat the butter and three-fourths cup sugar together until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. The mixture may look slightly curdled. Stir in the pear puree alternately with the flour mixture, mixing only until all the flour is blended in.
• Spread the batter in the two pans, place in the oven and bake 20 minutes. Dip each sprig of rosemary in water, then in the remaining tablespoon of sugar and place a sprig on top of each loaf. Continue baking another 35 to 40 minutes, until the bread is nicely browned. Allow the loaves to cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then remove them from the pans to finish cooling on racks. Wrap cooled loaves in plastic and allow to rest overnight.

CRANBERRY-PEAR SAUCE WITH GINGER AND ROSEMARY RECIPE

Steps:

• Peel ripe pears and dice. Set aside.
• Peel ginger and grate finely. Set aside.
• Finely dice rosemary leaves.
• Add cranberries, pears, ginger, rosemary leaves, maple syrup, and water in a medium non-reactive saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture starts to boil and the cranberries burst open approximately 5 minutes.
• Once the mixture has reached a rolling boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and allow to simmer for another 5-10 minutes. While cooking, mash cranberries and pears with a wooden spoon. Season with sea salt to taste and stir to combine.
• Remove from heat and allow the sauce to cool down for around 15-20 minutes.
• Check the consistency of the sauce. If it is too thick, add a bit of water to thin out the sauce. Add a bit more maple syrup to make it sweeter, if desired.

ROSEMARY PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• Peel & chop pears, placing in water so they don't dry out.
• Drain well and place in a large, heavy Dutch oven. Add cider so that it just covers fruit. Place cinnamon stick pieces beneath surface of cider. Simmer 30 minutes until tender.
• Preheat oven 300°F Remove cinnamon & set aside.
• Puree pears with liquid in blender or food processor until as smooth.
• Transfer pureed pears to large, heavy baking dish.
• Mix in honey, rosemary, & cinnamon.
• Bake 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally, till sauce is thickened, bubbling, and dark brown around edges.
• Add single drop of lemon juice (any more would be overpowering).
• Cool completely.
• For Canning: Reheat until simmering & ladle into hot sterilized jars. Process according to standard canning methods.
• For Freezing: Divide cooled mixture into plastic containers & refrigerate or freeze.

PEAR AND ROSEMARY BUTTER

Steps:

• Boil juice in heavy large pot until reduced to 1 cup, about 30 minutes. Add pears and pinch of salt; return to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until pears are very soft, stirring occasionally to immerse pears in juice, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to processor and puree until smooth. Return puree to same pot. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Cover partially; simmer over medium-low heat until puree is thick enough to mound slightly on spoon, stirring often and being careful when removing lid (puree will spatter vigorously), about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Discard vanilla bean. Stir in rosemary and vinegar. Cover; let stand 30 minutes to infuse. Discard rosemary. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill until cold, about 4 hours. (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead. Keep chilled.)
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