Pear Soufflé with Ollalieberry Sauce

Name: Pear Soufflé with Ollalieberry Sauce
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: Powdered sugar for dusting; ½ teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 recipe Ollalieberry Sauce; 1½ teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 tablespoon pear liqueur; ¾ cup egg whites (about 6); Pinch salt; 5 ripe pears, peeled and sliced; 7 tablespoons sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

Another fruit soufflé, this one is immeasurably improved (unless you have your own ancient variety of pear trees) by a tablespoon of Poire William or pear eau de vie for its perfume.

Ingredients

5 ripe pears, peeled and sliced
½ inch thick
7 tablespoons sugar

Dessert
Baking
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the pear slices in a 12-inch sauté pan. Add 6 tablespoons of the sugar, the pear liqueur, lemon juice, and salt. Cook the pears over medium heat until they are soft.

Put the pear mixture in a fo