31 pear william Recipes

dry or off-dry white wine , preferably riesling or gruner veltliner, star anise, two 1/4-inch-thick slices fresh ginger, green cardamom pods, honey , or to taste, pear brandy , such as poire williams, asian pear

water, sugar, firm anjou pears, peeled, cored, and halved, lemon rind strip, poire williams or other pear liqueur, lemon rind strips (optional)

cake flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, fine sea salt, lukewarm water, vanilla extract, golden brown sugar, unsalted butter, room temperature, egg whites, room temperature, sugar, unsalted butter, sugar, bosc pears (12 to 14 oz total), peeled, quartered, cored , cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices, fresh or frozen cranberries, half and half, sugar, egg yolks, fine sea salt, cornstarch, unsalted butter, apple brandy (such as applejack or calvados) or poire williams (clear pear brandy), divided

poire williams (clear pear brandy), quarter-size rounds of ginger, calvados (apple brandy), pear juice, lemon juice, ice cubes, dried pear crisps

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)

all purpose flour, cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, chilled unsalted butter , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, buttermilk, egg, beaten to blend, firm but ripe bosc pears, peeled, cored , cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, whipping cream, golden brown sugar, poire williams (clear pear brandy) or brandy

pear liqueur (recommended : poire william), champagne or sparkling wine (750ml), chilled, ripe pear, cored , cut into thin slices

granulated sugar, sheet frozen puff pastry (about 1/2 lb), thawed, firm-ripe bartlett pears (about 1 lb), unsalted butter, cut into bits, granulated sugar, fresh lemon juice, heavy cream, poire william, sugar for sprinkling

water, sugar, fresh ginger (about 1/2 oz), peeled, very thinly sliced, lemon peel (yellow part only, removed with vegetable peeler), ripe pears, peeled, halved, cored (quartered if large), salt, pear eau-de-vie (such as poire williams) or pear liqueur (such as mathilde poires), fresh raspberries (for garnish )