River Edge Mansion

Pennellville, New York

Specialty Recipe

Poached Pears
with Orange Custard Sauce

Poached Pears Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon grated orange peel

2 firm Bosc pears, cored and halved

1/2 cup water

Orange Custard Sauce Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon grated orange peel

2 to 3 teaspoons cornstarch

1 cup milk or half & half

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Pears: Combine sugar and water in 2-quart baking dish. Microwave on high 2-1/2 to 3 minutes. Stir in orange peel. Add pears and microwave on high 7 to 10 minutes.

Orange Custard Sauce: Combine sugar, orange peel, and cornstarch. Blend in milk. Microwave at high 2 to 4 minutes. Blend small amount of hot mixture with beaten egg. Return to hot mixture. Microwave at medium 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture thickens.

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