Pear, Almond, and Dried-Cherry Brown Betty

Name: Pear, Almond, and Dried-Cherry Brown Betty
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters sliced almonds; 3 Tbsps poire Williams (clear pear brandy) or regular brandy; 118 milliliters dried tart cherries; 118 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg or ground nutmeg; 118 milliliters honey; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel; 5 kilograms firm but ripe pears (such as Bosc or Bartlett), peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 teaspoons fine sea salt; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted; 10 servings Vanilla ice cream; 355 milliliters hot water; 24 inches 5x white sandwich bread with crust (such as buttermilk bread), torn into pieces (about 6 cups)

Pear, Almond, and Dried-Cherry Brown Betty might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 8g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 667 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up x sandwich bread, regular brandy, water, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Combine cherries and brandy in small bowl;let soak until cherries soften, 1 to 2 hours.

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Cherries

Brandy

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Bowl

Drain (reserve brandy for another use).

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Brandy

Preheat oven to 375°F.

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Oven

Combine breadpieces and almonds in processor. Usingon/off turns, blend until mixture resemblesvery coarse crumbs.

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Almonds

Spread crumb mixtureevenly on rimmed baking sheet.

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Spread

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Baking Sheet

Bake untilcrumb mixture is light golden and crisp,about 16 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer crumb mixtureto medium bowl; toss with melted butter.Set aside. Maintain oven temperature.

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Butter

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Mix 1 1/2 cups hot water and honey in2-cup measuring cup.

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Honey

Water

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Combine drainedcherries, brown sugar, lemon juice, lemonpeel, cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, andcloves in large bowl; stir to blend well.

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Brown Sugar

Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Sea Salt

Nutmeg

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Add pear cubes and toss to coat.

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Pear

Butter 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan.

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Butter

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Baking Pan

Sprinkle 1/3 of crumb mixture over bottomof prepared baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Spread half of pearmixture over crumb mixture. Top with1/3 of crumb mixture, then remaining pearmixture.

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Spread

Sprinkle remaining crumb mixtureevenly over.

Pour water-honey mixture over.

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Honey

Water

Cover pan tightly with foil and bake30 minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

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Remove foil and bake uncovereduntil crumb mixture is golden brown on topand pear filling is bubbling thickly at edges,about 45 minutes longer.

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Pear

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Aluminum Foil

Remove from ovenand cool at least 20 minutes. do ahead Canbe made 1 day ahead. Cool completely, thencover and chill. Rewarm uncovered in300°F oven 15 to 20 minutes.

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Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

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Vanilla Ice Cream