6 merlot poached vanilla Recipes

unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for the pan, dark brown sugar , packed, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, eggs, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, all-purpose flour, sugar , for dusting, firm pears (such as anjou, bartlett or bosc), robust red wine (such as cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc or merlot), sugar, vanilla bean , cut in half lengthwise, whole cinnamon stick, peel from 1 orange, peel from 1 lemon, star anise, whole bay leaf, heavy cream, sugar, ground cinnamon

red wine , i like merlot, a good label (if you wouldn tsp drink it, don tsp cook with it), superfine sugar, honey, lemon , juice of, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, orange rind, black peppercorns, firm ripe pears, cream or sour , to serve

bosc pears, merlot wine, fresh lime juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest of, lime zest of, vanilla bean, heavy cream gently whipped

ripe bosc pears, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, merlot, vanilla bean, split, lemon, juiced, suggestions : gorgonzola and candied walnuts