Sleepy Pear Pudding
Ingredients
- 3 pears poached and extra poaching liquid kept
- 120 g butter (+ a little extra for greasing)
- 120 g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 180 g Ground almonds
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- 1 orange zest
- 2 tbsp. orange marmalade
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Lightly grease a 6-8 inch ovenproof dish.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Fold in the ground almonds, corn flour then add the orange zest.
- Arrange the pears upright in the ovenproof dish. Spoon the pudding batter around the pears and dot some marmalade jam.
- Drizzle some pear syrup over the pears if you have some then transfer the pudding to the oven.
- Bake for 45 – 50 minutes until the batter is golden and the pears are soft. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
