Exact quantities, then the method.
Poaching pears in a strong elderflower and pear brew is the cleverest use of this tea: the fruit takes on a pale gloss and a quiet elderflower perfume, and the pear in the tea reinforces the real pears. They make a lovely dinner-party pudding with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream, and the leftover liquid reduces into a syrup to spoon over.
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It uses Good Earth Elderflower and Pear White Tea, a delicate White Tea blend. Twenty minutes plus poaching, serves four.
You'll need
- 4 Good Earth Elderflower and Pear White Tea bags
- 700ml water
- 120g caster sugar
- Juice and pared zest of half a lemon
- 4 firm, slightly underripe pears (Conference or Williams), peeled with stalks left on
- Creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream, to serve
Method
- Bring the water to a simmer, take off the heat, drop in the 4 bags and steep, covered, 6 minutes; off the heat protects the delicate white base.
- Lift the bags out, return the brew to the pan with the sugar and lemon zest, and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Lower the peeled pears in, cover with a circle of baking paper to keep them submerged, and bring back to a gentle simmer.
- Poach 20 to 25 minutes until a skewer slides in easily; smaller pears take less.
- Lift the pears out into a bowl. Strain the poaching liquid and reduce it in the pan over a medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes to a light syrup, then stir in the lemon juice.
- Serve each pear in a bowl, spoon the warm syrup over, finish with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream.
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Brewed with: Good Earth Elderflower and Pear White Tea, 15 Tea Bags 18g
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