These individual pear cobblers are perfect for dinner parties and entertaining. Serves 8 so there is plenty to go around.
Serves88
Cook time1 hr1 hour
Prep time20 mins20 minutes
Ingredients
4 strips orange rind
½ cup (125ml) orange juice
2 cinnamon sticks or quills
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbs honey
4 pears
1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
2 tsp caster sugar
25g chilled butter, chopped
⅓ cup (80ml) buttermilk
vanilla ice-cream, to serve
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Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Step 2
Combine the orange rind, orange juice, cinnamon, vanilla, 1/3 cup (80ml) water and honey in a large baking dish. Cut the pears in half lengthways. Scoop out the seeds. Place the pears, cut-side down, in dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 40 mins or until pears are tender.
Step 3
Combine flour and sugar in a medium bowl. Add butter. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture. Add the buttermilk. Use a butter knife to stir until just combined.
Step 4
Turn pears in dish over to cut-side up. Fill the centres with the cobbler mixture. Bake for 20 mins or until cobbler is lightly golden.
Step 5
Serve the pears with ice-cream and drizzle with pan juices.
