Pears?? Tell me how to use them, so I will like them.
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Pear Pie
This recipe came from a pastry chef from a restaurant in Ashland, Oregon.
My family really loves this pie. We dont care for pears much either
But this has been a winner and it is demanded that it is made at least once a year (Ha! Im not much of a baker, they are lucky if they get it!)
Pear Pie
Make your favorite crust
I use a standard flour/butter crust
Fill with sliced pears
In a bowl beat together:
4 eggs
sugar or xylitol ( - my variation) till desired sweetness
cinnamon to taste
nutmeg to taste
1 cup milk or half and half or cream
You should end up with just enough to cover your pears
and fill the pie plate to about half inch from top
Pour over sliced pears.
Dot with butter
Sprinkle with more cinnamon
More nutmeg
Bake at 350 till done in the middle
This is much like a quiche filling
It will look similar
Serve with whipped cream if you like.
This recipe came from a pastry chef from a restaurant in Ashland, Oregon.
My family really loves this pie. We dont care for pears much either
But this has been a winner and it is demanded that it is made at least once a year (Ha! Im not much of a baker, they are lucky if they get it!)
Pear Pie
Make your favorite crust
I use a standard flour/butter crust
Fill with sliced pears
In a bowl beat together:
4 eggs
sugar or xylitol ( - my variation) till desired sweetness
cinnamon to taste
nutmeg to taste
1 cup milk or half and half or cream
You should end up with just enough to cover your pears
and fill the pie plate to about half inch from top
Pour over sliced pears.
Dot with butter
Sprinkle with more cinnamon
More nutmeg
Bake at 350 till done in the middle
This is much like a quiche filling
It will look similar
Serve with whipped cream if you like.
Beekissed
Mountain Sage
Juice, juice, juice! 
I don't like pears either, but this year my pears are getting juiced and the juice will be mixed with my apple juice and be canned. The pulp will be given to the sheep,calf and chickens.
I don't like pears either, but this year my pears are getting juiced and the juice will be mixed with my apple juice and be canned. The pulp will be given to the sheep,calf and chickens.
Dried pears are addictive - pear candy! I also make pear sauce - I do it in the slow cooker; takes longer but I don't have to watch it. I make a pear conserve with currents and nuts - DH loves it, but I find it rather too sweet. I make mincemeat out of green tomatoes and pears. And I have a recipe for a pear upside down cake that is very nice. Pear crisp is also lovely. When canning them "plain" I use a light syrup, and a piece of vanilla bean in each jar. Or do them in a red wine syrup - a really easy dessert with ice cream, that looks like you went to a lot of trouble. A reminder for those who might not know, pears are a fruit best allowed to ripen after picking (goes against intuition, doesn't it?) Pears have a grainy texture if left on the tree; allowed to ripen in a cool-ish place - I spread them on a sheet on the garage floor - they lose the grittiness, and get lusciously juicy. To keep them from darkening after peeling, and before processing, I put them in a bowl of water with some ACV, like I would apples. This year I'm thinking I'll use the peels and cores to make some PCV (Pear Cider Vinegar) and see if I like it. I don't have pear trees myself, but a neighbour down the road has 18, the remains of an old orchard.
Wifezilla
Low-Carb Queen - RIP: 1963-2021
Yup!!!
"Pears picked when slightly immature will ripen with better quality than pears that are over mature when picked. To tell if a pear is mature, a general rule of thumb is that, while still on the tree, most mature, ready to ripen pears will usually detach when "tilted" to a horizontal position from their usual vertical hanging position. Bosc pears always are difficult to separate from the spur.
"Unlike apples, which are ready to eat from the day they are picked, pears must go through a series of changes before they can deliver their full splendor," explained Sugar. "Pears do not ripen on the tree to our liking. If allowed to tree-ripen, pears typically ripen from the inside out, so that the center is mushy by the time the outside flesh is ready."
"Commercial pears are harvested when they are 'mature,' he continued. "In pear language, that means they are picked when they have reached the point where they will ripen to good quality, sometimes with a little help, but definitely OFF the tree.
"So the frequently heard notion that pears are picked when they are still hard and green as a convenience for enduring the long truck ride to market misses the point," Sugar quipped.
Once commercial pears are picked, growers cool them down to about 30 degrees F. They don't freeze at this temperature, because the fruit sugar acts like an antifreeze.
"The colder the pears are, the longer they'll stay in good condition," said Sugar. "In fact, they actually need to be cooled in order to ripen properly."
Bartlett pears need to be cooled only for a day or two, and winter pears such as Anjou, Bosc and Comice require 2 to 6 weeks for optimal effect, he said.
"Without this chilling process, a mature picked pear will just sit and sit and eventually decompose without ever ripening," explained Sugar."
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/story.php?S_No=1003&storyType=garden
"Pears picked when slightly immature will ripen with better quality than pears that are over mature when picked. To tell if a pear is mature, a general rule of thumb is that, while still on the tree, most mature, ready to ripen pears will usually detach when "tilted" to a horizontal position from their usual vertical hanging position. Bosc pears always are difficult to separate from the spur.
"Unlike apples, which are ready to eat from the day they are picked, pears must go through a series of changes before they can deliver their full splendor," explained Sugar. "Pears do not ripen on the tree to our liking. If allowed to tree-ripen, pears typically ripen from the inside out, so that the center is mushy by the time the outside flesh is ready."
"Commercial pears are harvested when they are 'mature,' he continued. "In pear language, that means they are picked when they have reached the point where they will ripen to good quality, sometimes with a little help, but definitely OFF the tree.
"So the frequently heard notion that pears are picked when they are still hard and green as a convenience for enduring the long truck ride to market misses the point," Sugar quipped.
Once commercial pears are picked, growers cool them down to about 30 degrees F. They don't freeze at this temperature, because the fruit sugar acts like an antifreeze.
"The colder the pears are, the longer they'll stay in good condition," said Sugar. "In fact, they actually need to be cooled in order to ripen properly."
Bartlett pears need to be cooled only for a day or two, and winter pears such as Anjou, Bosc and Comice require 2 to 6 weeks for optimal effect, he said.
"Without this chilling process, a mature picked pear will just sit and sit and eventually decompose without ever ripening," explained Sugar."
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/story.php?S_No=1003&storyType=garden
FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
Wifezilla, that is some good information. The pear tree in my yard is definitely the kind that you need to pick green, but comes off easily when lifted up, and ripened on the counter.
I love pears, as does my daughter and stepson, so usually I am lucky if I can a few batches, the rest get eaten fresh.
I'd love to try some of the recipes suggested here. Maybe I'll get lucky this year.
I love pears, as does my daughter and stepson, so usually I am lucky if I can a few batches, the rest get eaten fresh.
I'd love to try some of the recipes suggested here. Maybe I'll get lucky this year.
big brown horse
Hoof In Mouth
Mackay, this sounds delicious!!! I am going to try this this fall when I am up to my ears in pears!!!Mackay said:
Mom used to can pears and use them to make a cake she called a "quick and easy"? It was winter treat here!
My fave pear tree only made 3 pears this year that I know of. One of my other trees has a bunch, but I have never tried them to know if thay are any good!
My fave pear tree only made 3 pears this year that I know of. One of my other trees has a bunch, but I have never tried them to know if thay are any good!
