Brischtner Nytlae (dried Pears In Spice Wine)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 dried pears
• 400 ml red wine
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 60 g granulated sugar
• 1 clove
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon butter
• lemon juice
• 200 ml milk
• 50 g rice
• / 2 t butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon kefir or 1 tablespoon yogurt
• 2 tablespoons whipped cream
• granulated sugar
• walnuts, freshly roasted
• angelica, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 pour enough boiling water over the pears to cover and set aside overnight.
• 2 next day drain the pears.
• 3 in a small saucepan bring wine, cinnamon, sugar and clove to a boil. add the pears and simmer for 20 minutes. remove the pears, set aside. keep the wine.
• 4 now stir the honey in to the wine. bring to a simmer and reduce liquid over moderate heat to half its volume. remove spices.
• 5 stir the butter into the sauce and season with 2-3 drops of lemon juice. keep warm.
• 6 to make the rice pudding bring milk to a boil. add a pinch of salt, stir in the rice and cook until tender. stir the butter into the rice. stir in the sugar (you may need more if you have a sweet tooth). let cool. add the walnuts, stir in the kefir and the whipped cream.
• 7 this dish should be served a room temperature. place the rice in a bowl and the arrange the pears on top. drizzle with sauce and garnish with the chopped angelica.