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🍰 Juicy Pear Bake

461 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pears
• 1 tbsp honey
• 20 ml apple juice
• 3 tbsp butter
• 4 eggs
• 100 g spelt whole wheat flour
• 50 g ground almond kernels
• 250 ml milk (3.5% fat)
• 2 tbsp demerara sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tsp powdered sugar from demerara sugar

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the pears.
2. 2. Cut the pears into quarters.
3. 3. Remove the core from the quarters.
4. 4. Slice the pear quarters into thin wedges.
5. 5. Heat a pan.
6. 6. Melt the honey in the hot pan.
7. 7. Toss the pear wedges in the honey.
8. 8. Deglaze the pan with apple juice.
9. 9. Shake the pan regularly.
10. 10. Let the pears caramelize slightly.
11. 11. Remove the pears from the pan.
12. 12. Let the pears cool down briefly.
13. 13. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan.
14. 14. Separate the eggs.
15. 15. Put flour and almonds into a large bowl.
16. 16. Pour milk into the flour and almonds.
17. 17. Whisk the mixture until smooth.
18. 18. Add the egg yolks to the bowl.
19. 19. Add the melted butter to the bowl.
20. 20. Add 1 tablespoon of full-cane sugar to the bowl.
21. 21. Add a pinch of salt to the bowl.
22. 22. Mix everything until smooth.
23. 23. Beat the egg whites until stiff.
24. 24. Add the remaining full-cane sugar to the egg whites.
25. 25. Beat the egg whites with the sugar until stiff.
26. 26. Take a spatula.
27. 27. Gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
28. 28. Melt the remaining butter in an oven-safe pan.
29. 29. Pour the batter into the pan.
30. 30. Place the pan over medium heat.
31. 31. Let the batter brown slightly for 1 to 2 minutes.
32. 32. Top the batter with the pear wedges.
33. 33. Preheat the oven.
34. 34. Set the oven to 220 °C.
35. 35. Use convection at 200 °C or gas setting 3 to 4.
36. 36. Place the pan in the oven.
37. 37. Bake the bake for 5 to 10 minutes.
38. 38. Watch for the bake to rise (soufflé).
39. 39. Remove the bake from the oven.
40. 40. Dust the bake with powdered sugar.
41. 41. Serve the bake immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 461
• Protein: 15 g · Fett/Fat: 24 g · Carbs: 45 g