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Poached pears with custard
Fruit and vegetables
6
pears
peeled and cored from the bottom
½
lemon
, strips of zest only
½
orange
, strips of zest only
Tins, packets and jars
30g/1oz
plain flour
Cooking ingredients
70g/2½oz
caster sugar
1
cinnamon
stick
2
vanilla pods
, split in half lengthways
2
star anise
2
bay leaves
1
vanilla pod
, split in half lengthways
100g/3½oz
caster sugar
or vanilla sugar
20g/¾oz
cornflour
Dairy, eggs and chilled
400ml/14fl oz full-fat
milk
400ml/14fl oz
double cream
6 medium free-range
egg yolks
Other
1 x 750ml bottle
red wine
100ml/3½fl oz
brandy
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