CHILDREN'S RECIPE: Pear Butter Grilled Cheese Bites
Pear Butter:
Ingredients:
10 Pears, cored, cubed and skin on
2 Lemons, juice of
½ tsp Allspice
1 Cinnamon Stick
½ cup Sugar
Method of Preparation:
Place cut pears into a pot and cover with water. Add lemon juice and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes or until pears are soft. Strain liquid and discard. Place pears in a food mill and rice into another shallow pot. Season with allspice, cinnamon stick and sugar. Place pot with the pear mixture back onto the stove and cook on low for about 2 hours stirring every 5-10 minutes. The mix starts out with an applesauce consistency. Cooking on low should reduce all the liquid in the pears and start to caramelize while reducing. Chill and serve when finished.
Grilled Cheese Bites:
Ingredients:
2 slices Brioche, ¼” each
1½ tbsp Pear Butter
1 slice Fontina Cheese, 2-3oz
1oz Butter
Method of Preparation:
Spread Pear Butter onto one side of brioche, and then top with sliced fontina. Toast in a pan with melted butter until golden brown; flip and bake at 350F for 1-2 minutes to melt cheese. Cut crust off, slice into four equal squares and serve.
FAMILY RECIPE: Pear & Ricotta Toast
2 slices Sourdough Bread, ½” each
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Pear Butter, from children’s recipe
1 cup Whole Milk Ricotta, whipped
1 Pear, cored and julienned
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ Lemon, juice of
Salt, Pepper to taste
8 Pecans, candied and chopped
1 tbsp Honey
Micro Herbs to garnish
Method of Preparation:
Drizzle olive oil on sourdough and season with salt and pepper. Toast the bread on a grill or panini press until golden brown. Spread Pear Butter to one side of toast and top with ricotta. Toss pears in extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add seasoned pear to top of toast garnish with pecans, honey drizzle and micro herbs.