Saturday, January 22, 2011

Pomegranate Pear Pandowdy?

How's that for alliteration?

I've been thinking about pomegranates lately. Never used them, but they are clearly a flavor trend, that and acai. So maybe poaching pears in pomegranate juice. Want to stay away from actual pomegranates as they are intimidating and I think very seasonal.

A pandowdy is a bottomless pie. Top can be pie dough or biscuits. The idea is to cover the fruit filling with dough and after baking, cutting the dough into squares and pressing it into the filling to soak it a little.

Martha Stewart did a pear pandowdy just last fall. Showed it on the Today show and everything. Pillsbury only has one pandowdy recipe and it of course uses whole biscuits laid on top. My idea is to cut the small flaky biscuits into fourths and scattering over the top. Need to work on the filling recipe - diced fresh pears, soak them in the pomegranate juice, probably needs cinnamon and nutmeg.

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