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had a bit of pudding win last night. i don't usually do puddings but after a very respectable sausage, mash and roast veg tea i was hankering for something sweet to go with my post nosh-up cup of tea. a bit of cupboard and fridge raiding resulted in improvised "sticky caramelised poached pears".
peeled, cored and halved two pears and put them cut side down in a frying pan with a bit of melted butter till they're just starting to colour, added about a cm of white wine, a drop of vanilla essence, a cinnamon stick, a little more caster sugar, turned the heat down and put the lid on. poached for about 15 minutes, basting occasionally till they were soft and the cooking liquid was reduced by about 2/3. then took off the lid, added a bit more caster sugar a knob of butter, a grate of nutmeg and a squeeze of lemon and turned the heat up so the remaining juice reduced into a syrup, which i spooned over the pears till it was just starting to catch and colour. would have served with ice cream or cream had i had any, but greek yogurt was actually rather lovely creamy but tangy/sour way. worked really well with warm, sweet, sticky pears.
added bonus was that the flat smelled of amazing for the rest of the evening. i'm feeling inspired to try out some more puds now i think. been meaning to do some experimenting with pasrty for ages. this could well be the week for it.