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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Ingredients:
4 ripe pears, peeled,cored,and sliced |
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice |
3/4 cup sliced blanched almond |
3/4 cup milk |
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled |
3 large eggs, beaten |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 teaspoon almond extract |
3/4 cup self-rising cake flour |
1/2 cup sugar, plus |
2 tablespoons sugar |
1 pinch salt |
Directions:
1. Butter a 10 inch deep dish pie pan (1 quart capacity).
2. In a bowl, toss the pears with the lemon juice.
3. Spread pears evenly in pie pan.
4. In a blender, grind 1/2 cup of the almonds until finely ground.
5. Add milk, 6 tablespoons butter, eggs, vanilla, and almond extract.
6. Blend mixture until smooth.
7. In a bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and a pinch of salt.
8. Stir in the milk mixture, until the batter is well combined.
9. Pour the batter over the pears.
10. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over the batter.
11. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/3 cup of almonds.
12. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
13. Let cool on a rack for 15 minutes.
14. Serve warm.
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