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Wednesday 23 November 2011

Chocolate Pear Pudding



Ingredients -

Pears - 500g
All purpose flour - 1 cups
Sugar - 1 cups + 3 tbsp
Eggs - 2
Butter - 100 g + greasing
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cooking chocolate crushed - 80 g
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp

Coffee - 1 tbsp boiled in 1/2 cup of water
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Soda bi carb - 1/4 tsp




Method -


1. Peal the pears, remove the seeds and wash it. 

    Cut it into two halves.
2. Take 3/4 cup of water, 3 tbsp sugar and cinnamon 

     in a pan and boil it with pears.
3. Poached the pears until they are soft and are able to 
    cut through with a spoon. Drain it in a strainer and 
    let it cool down.
4. Melt the butter in a double boiler or in a microwave.

5. Beat butter and melted chocolate in a large mixing bowl 
    with an electric mixer until its very light and fluffy, add
    the sugar gradually mixing all the time.
6. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
7. Sift the flour, baking powder and soda together. Add 

    it to the mix gently, alternating with the coffee.
8. Add cocoa powder. Mix all thoroughly.
9. Line a baking dish with butter.
10. Arrange the poached pears in the dish closely.



11. Now pour the chocolate mix over the pears evenly.



 12. Place it in a pre heated oven at 180 degree Celsius to bake it            moderately.


13. switch off the heat of the oven when the upper layer is 

      just baked and set but when inserted with a knife in the
      middle it should come out with moist crumbs.



14. Let it cook on its own heat. It tastes superb when its silky

      and gooey and not fully baked.
      Enjoy the divine taste of hot pear pudding with a 

       crème anglaise or vanilla ice cream .




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