Pikelets with Honey-Poached Pears and Cream

Ingredients

1. Honey Poached Pears: In a medium pot, combine honey, orange juice, spices, vanilla, and water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
2. While poaching liquid simmers, peel, core, and dice pears into 1-2cm pieces.
3. After 10 minutes, add diced pears to pot. If liquid doesn’t cover pears completely, add extra water. Simmer gently for 15 minutes, or until tender.
4. Strain pears into a bowl, reserving liquid. Remove cinnamon, star anise, cardamom and vanilla from pears and set aside to cool.
5. Pour poaching liquid back into pot and return to heat, simmering for 10-15 minutes, or until thick and syrupy.
6. Place syrup into a container and set aside.
7. Honey Pikelets: Place flour into a mixing bowl. In a jug, combine honey, buttermilk, cream of tartar, bicarbonate of soda and egg. Whisk well. Add liquid to flour. Whisk until combined.
8. Preheat a large non-stick pan over medium-low heat. Melt a teaspoon of butter and spread evenly.
9. Drop tablespoons of batter into the pan. Cook until pikelets begin to bubble and are golden underneath. Flip, then continue cooking. Once golden on both sides, remove from pan and place on a plate. Repeat with remaining batter.
10. To serve: top with poached pears, a drizzle of syrup and cream.
11. To prep ahead: Pears and syrup can be made up to 2 days prior to serving. Store pears and syrup separately in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Pikelets are best made the day of serving.

Used in this recipe

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