aking paper. Mix the sliced pear and lemon juice together then
Chill pears in refrigerator until ready to make.
Place lettuce leaf on plate.
On each plate put 2 pear halves atop lettuce.
Mix together well cream cheese with salad dressing. Spoon onto center of pear halves.
hen blend this into the pear mixture with the olive oil
In mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and poppy seed.
Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add milk, stirring just until moistened.
Knead on lightly floured surface for 8 to 10 strokes.
Roll into a 20 x 10-inch rectangle.
Spread with softened butter, then with preserves.
Sprinkle with additional poppy seed.
Roll up, jelly-roll style, beginning with long side.
Seal edge. Cut into 1-inch slices.
Place cut side down in greased baking pan.
Mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and ...
3x9-inch baking pan. Arrange pear slices evenly on batter, pressing
Cream shortening.
Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until well blended.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Combine flour, soda, salt and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix just until blended.
Stir in vanilla, preserves and pecans.
Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour and 35 minutes.
Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
Note: I also tested this recipe using canned pears in their
and vanilla.
Add the pear mixture to the flour mixture
Toss together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
Toss with Lemon Poppyseed dressing (recipe follows).
Divide to individual chilled salad plates to serve.
Lemon Poppyseed Dressing:
Process 2/3 cup light olive oil and remaining ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week; serve at room temperature.
Drain pear halves, reserving the juice.
Add just enough of the juice to the softened cream cheese to make it easy to mix with the nuts; should be able to hold its shape very well.
Place pear half, cut side up, on a bed of lettuce.
Fill with the cheese mixture and top with half a maraschino cherry.
flour and cornmeal. Add apples, pear, grapes and raisins.
COAT
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Make a layer of pears. Sprinkle with cinnamon and layer cake mix over pears. Drizzle butter over all cake mix.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until golden brown.
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Recipe variation:
Add 1 teaspoon
Note:
If recipe is halved, half each ingredient along with pear pulp.
If apples or pears lack tartness, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, if desired.
Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Add sugar mixture to the sliced apples; toss to coat. Fill a pastry lined 9-inch pie plate with apple or pear mixture. Adjust top crust.
Seal and flute edge.
Sprinkle some sugar atop, or brush with milk.
Cover edge of pastry with foil.
Bake in a 375\u00b0 oven for 25 minutes.
Remove foil; bake for 20 to 25 minutes more, or until crust is golden.
Cool.
Serves 8.
Take a leaf of lettuce and place on plate. On top of the lettuce, place a slice of pineapple and a pear half. In the center of the pear, put a small dollop of mayonnaise. Sprinkle cheese over all. Place cherry on top. This can be served on plate along with main course, or separate on a salad plate.
archment paper.
Stir apple, pear, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cornstarch
ach crust.
Place one pear half on your work surface
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