Recipes for Steam Cooking

cakes, pastries and desserts
108
POACHED PEARS IN
SPICED ORANGE LIQUEUR
INGREDIENTS
2 cups orange juice
½ cup of orange liqueur
2 cups water
½ cup granulated sugar
Zest of 1 orange
3 star anise
1
⁄3 cup of cranberries
3 cinnamon sticks
3 whole cloves
6 ripe, but rm, anjou pears, peeled
Garnish
Orange slices
Cinnamon sticks
Star anise
SETTINGS
STEAM, 210 – 212°F
35 minutes
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In the baking pan combine the orange juice,
orange liqueur, water, sugar, orange zest, star
anise, cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and cloves.
Place the pears in the pan.
Place in oven and cook as indicated or until
pears are tender.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Once
cool, put pears and syrup in the refrigerator until
thoroughly chilled.
Serve pears with syrup spooned over and gar-
nish with orange slices, cinnamon stick and Star
Anise, if desired.
Serves 6