Warm Pear Charlotte....

There are two types of charlotte's. Most people know only the cold type where you line a ring form ladyfingers and layer with biscuit and bavarian cream. The other is a wam one where you line a ramekin with buttered bread and fill it with fruit that has been sauteed. Here I infused the butter used to soak the bread with vanilla bean and cinnamon stick. The pear filling has been sauteed in butter, vanilla, and cinnamon and then flambeed with brandy. I then, bound it with pastry cream and filled the lined ramekin. Topped with a bubble sugar, vanilla ice, and dried pear shavings. Served with a vanilla foam and cinnamon crumble. I still think the servings are too big especially for a course menu. Japanese are always surprised when they come here and eat. For them the portions here are usually enough for 2 persons.