Description
Silky Polish pear custard delight blends rustic charm with elegant dessert flavors. Home bakers can craft this simple yet sophisticated treat with seasonal pears and rich custard cream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 pears (firm, any variety)
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup (180 milliliters/6 fl oz) milk
- ⅓ cup (40 grams/1.4 oz) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (67 grams/2.4 oz) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (57 grams/2 oz) unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- powdered sugar (for garnish)
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Thermal Calibration: Ignite the oven to 350°F (175°C), establishing the perfect culinary climate for this pear and custard symphony.
- Pan Preparation: Anoint a 9-inch round baking dish with cooking spray, ensuring a flawless dessert extraction post-baking.
- Pear Artistry: Orchestrate a gossamer layer of pear slices across the pan’s terrain, creating an elegant fruit foundation.
- Custard Alchemy: Harness a blender to transmute melted butter, eggs, milk, kosher salt, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, and vanilla extract into a seamless, silken elixir.
- Composition Assembly: Cascade the liquid custard over the pear landscape, ensuring complete and uniform coverage with a gentle, deliberate pour.
- Baking Transformation: Nestle the pan into the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, allowing the custard to metamorphose into a golden, quivering masterpiece. Verify doneness by testing with a pristine toothpick that emerges without residue.
- Finishing Flourish: After emerging from the oven, grant the dessert a momentary respite to stabilize, then crown with a whisper-light dusting of powdered sugar, elevating both visual and gustatory dimensions.
Notes
- Preheat Precisely: Set oven exactly at 350°F for perfect baking consistency and even heat distribution.
- Pan Preparation Matters: Spray 9-inch pan lightly to guarantee smooth cake release without sticking or tearing.
- Slice Pears Strategically: Cut pears uniformly thin for elegant, balanced layer that cooks evenly and looks visually appealing.
- Toothpick Test Technique: Check cake doneness by inserting toothpick – clean exit means custard is perfectly baked, golden, and ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 174
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 29 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg