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Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi

Name: Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi
Prep time: 31 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 slices nanterre brioche; 2 kiwis; 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar; 200 g pear compote; 30 g clarified butter; 50 g caster sugar; 200 ml real custard sauce (crème anglaise)

This "classy restaurant" style dessert consists of a sort of dish made of caramelized brioche filled with a mix of pear compote and kiwi salad with vanilla, served surrounded by real custard (crème anglaise).

115 K 1× 5/5 (4 reviews)

45 min.

Easy

2.95 €

4 people

7 Ingredients

Last modified on: April 29^th 2012

For 4 people, you will need:

1 8 slices nanterre brioche
2 2 kiwis
3 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
4 200 g pear compote
5 30 g clarified butter
6 50 g caster sugar
7 200 ml real custard sauce (crème anglaise)
Total weight: 705 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 35 min.

Cooking: 15 min.

All in all: 45 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 1

Cut slices of brioche about 1cm (0.4 inch) thick, 2 rounds per person (a cutter is the ideal tool for this).

Ideally the circles should be about 6 cm (2.3 inches) in diameter.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 2

Take half the cicles and cut out the centres to leave a ring of brioche 1cm (0.4 inch) wide (see the photo).

So for each person, you should have 1 circle + 1 ring (of the same diameter, as they will be placed one on top of the other).

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 3

Peel 2 kiwis and cut into small pieces. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar and mix well.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 4

Then mix with 200 g pear compote .

Set aside.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 7 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 5

Tip 50 g caster sugar onto a flat plate.

Melt 30 g clarified butter in a non-stick pan.

As soon as it is melted, dip the brioche circles into it rapidly, then dip them into the sugar. Then return them to the pan to caramelize.

Stage 6

It is best to do this in a large pan, if you can (not like in the photos), so that all the circles can be cooked evenly at the same time.

Stage 7

Place each fried circle on a serving plate.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 7 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 8

Caramelize the rings in the same way.

If the sugar on the bottom of the pan is a bit burnt and black, do clean the pan first, then melt some more butter.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 9

Place each ring on top of a circle. If you do this while they are still very hot, they should stick to each other, which is good.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 5 min.

Caramelized brioche with pear and kiwi : Stage 10

Fill the centre with the compote and kiwi mixture and pour the custard around.

It is now ready to serve.

Remarks

If you do not have clarified butter, use normal butter, but be careful as it turns brown and burns more quickly than the clarified kind.

Keeping: No more than a few minutes before serving, .

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	480 RDI=50 %	120 RDI=20 %	3,150 RDI=160 %	13,180 RDI: 160 %
Per 100 g	7 RDI=3 %	70 RDI=6 %	20 RDI=3 %	450 RDI=20 %	1,870 RDI: 20 %
Per person	10 RDI=5 %	120 RDI=10 %	30 RDI=5 %	790 RDI=40 %	3,290 RDI: 40 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg, Gluten, leaven

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 2.95 €
Per person : 0.75 €

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Real custard sauce (crème anglaise)

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Pear compote

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Caster sugar

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The 1 comment already posted on this recipe

Gorgeous!
Posted by Dave february 17^th 2013 at 18:18 n° 1

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