核心 blimey: Poached pears with blackberry 霧雨 and hazelnut shortbread

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Apples and pears as you’ve never eaten them before, in a savoury tray bake, a 素晴らしい squash soup and in a みごたえのある, yet simple tart

This impressive poached pear recipe is a sweet treat that can be enjoyed with shortbread

This impressive poached pear recipe is a 甘い 扱う／治療する that can be enjoyed with shortbread

Serves 6

  • 6 会社／堅い 会議／協議会 or perry pears
  • Juice of ? a lemon
  • 1tsp vanilla 抽出する
  • 200g (7oz) caster sugar
  • 500ml (18fl oz) water

For the blackberry 霧雨

  • 250g (9oz) blackberries
  • 50g (1?oz) sugar
  • Cr?me de cassis (optional)

Peel the pears and leave whole but scoop out the 核心 from the 底（に届く）, and keep the 茎・取り除くs on if you like.?

Place them in a wide?pan (or use 2 if needed) with the lemon juice, vanilla, sugar and enough water to cover.?

Bring to?the boil then simmer for 20-30 minutes, until just tender when pierced with a knife. 一方／合間, place 200g of the blackberries with the sugar in a small pan and cook for 5 minutes, then 圧力（をかける） through a sieve over a bowl.?

Discard the seeds and return?the juice to the pan, then 追加する the cr?me de cassis (if using).?

Bring to the boil then simmer for 2-3 minutes, until 減ずるd to a 厚い, jammy consistency.?

Serve?the warm pears 霧雨d with the blackberry sauce. Garnish with a few of the remaining blackberries and serve with hazelnut shortbread (see recipe below).

HAZELNUT SHORTBREAD

Makes about 20 薄焼きパン／素焼陶器s

  • 125g (4?oz) salted butter
  • 50g (1?oz) caster sugar, 加える extra for dusting
  • 125g (4?oz) plain flour, 加える extra for dusting
  • 50g (1?oz) cornflour
  • 25g (1oz) roasted chopped hazelnuts

わずかに 軟化する the butter and place in a food 加工業者 with the sugar and the flours. Whizz until it 貯蔵所d to a stiff dough.?

追加する the?hazelnuts and blend for 2-3 seconds then gather into a ball, 包む in clingfilm and 冷気／寒がらせる for 30 minutes.?

Preheat the oven to?180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4. Dust a surface with flour and roll out the dough to the thickness of a £1 coin.?

削減（する） into 薄焼きパン／素焼陶器s with a?一連の会議、交渉／完成する or flower 切断機，沿岸警備艇. Bake for 12-14 minutes, then dust with caster sugar and 冷静な／正味の on a rack.

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