6 french pears poire Recipes

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, egg yolk, cold water, firm-ripe anjou or bartlett pears (1 lb total), poire william (french pear brandy) or cognac, divided, eggs plus 1 large yolk, sugar, pure vanilla extract, creme fraiche or heavy cream, sliced almonds with skins (3 1/2 oz), sugar, egg white

orange juice without pulp, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, whole pears, peeled and cored, chopped walnuts

sugar, poire william (french pear brandy), chilled champagne, seckel or small bosc pear

firm-ripe bosc pears (about 2 3/4 lb), vanilla bean, sugar, unsalted butter, softened, firm white sandwich bread (from about two 1-lb loaves), sugar, heavy cream, unsalted butter, poire william (french pear brandy)