Apple and Pear Filling

Name: Apple and Pear Filling
Yield: Yield: approximately 3 pounds (1 kg 365 g)
Ingredients: 2 pounds (910 g) cooking apples, such as Granny Smith, Pippin, or Fuji; 4 ounces (115 g) pecans, coarsely chopped; 4 ounces (115 g) dates, chopped to raisin-size; Maple Poaching Syrup; 1 pound (455 g) pears, such as Bartlett

Preparation info

Yield: approximately
3 pounds

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

2 pounds (910 g) cooking apples, such as Granny Smith, Pippin, or Fuji
1

Dessert
Vegan

Method

Peel and core the apples and pears; cut them into chunks, ½ inch (1.2 cm) in size.
Bring the maple poaching syrup to a boil, add the fruit, and poach until tender but not falling apart; do not overcook. Strain and save the syrup to use in the Apple Sacks recipe. Place the drained fruit in a bowl and mix in the dates and pecans. Let cool, then cover and refriger