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

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