Showing posts with label pears. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pears. Show all posts

Friday, October 31, 2025

Pear, Broccoli and Blue Cheese Quiche

410 g tinned pears, drained, sliced in the length

100 g blue cheese

2 large eggs

120 ml milk

+ 180 g broccoli florets, steamed

black pepper

 

Preheat oven to 180 oC.  Place the broccoli in pie dish / oven pan.  Arrange the pear slices in-between.  Grate (or crumble) the blue cheese all over.  Mix the eggs, milk and black pepper and pour over. Bake for about 30 minutes, till top is golden brown and center is set.

 

Serve with a meat / fish or a fresh salad/crusty bread.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius 


 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Pear and Ginger drop cookies

Makes 24, depending on size

 

7 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon Allspice

1 large egg

1 cup self-rising flour

1/4 cup white sugar

1 x 410 g tin pears, drained, chopped

30 g PADKOS dried ginger slices, chopped small

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

 

Preheat oven to 170 oC.  Spray baking sheet.  Mix all together, drop teaspoon-full mixture onto sheet (not too close, they do spread) and bake for 12 minutes.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius

Pear and ginger cookies

 

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Dried pear and almond cookies

Makes 24, depending on size

 

7 tablespoons oil

1 large egg

1 cup self raising flour

1/2 cup soft dried pears, chopped

1/4 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon almond essence

 

Preheat oven to 170 oC.  Spray baking sheet.  Mix all together, form walnut-size balls and place on baking sheet (not too close, they do spread).  Bake for 12 minutes.  Let cool.  Eat as is, or sandwich together with frosting.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius

Dried pear and almond cookies