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Poached pear brioche with vanilla crème anglaise
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Poached pear brioche with vanilla crème anglaise

17 ingredients 2 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Poached pear is perfect topped on brioche and drizzled with a silky vanilla crème anglaise.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1009
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
152g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Marzipan not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 125g/5oz strong bread flour
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tsp fresh yeast
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 25ml/1fl oz milk
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 65g/2oz butter
  • 75g/2½oz white marzipan
  • 1 lemon
  • 4 pears
  • 200g/7oz caster sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 150ml/5fl oz milk
  • 150ml/5fl oz double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 4 free-range egg yolks
  • 40g/1½oz caster sugar

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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