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    PEAR PERFECTION

    Aug 20, 2021 6 minutes
    BY ESTHER MALAN
    PICTURES:
    MISHA JORDAAN

    MALVAPUDDING WITH POACHED PEARS

    The pears are poached in rooibos syrup, then included in the malva pudding, a SA favourite. To save time, you can use canned pears.

    SERVES 6-8 PREPARATION: 20 MIN COOKING: ABOUT 1 HOUR

    PEARS

    60ml (¼c) sugar
    500ml (2c) rooibos tea
    juice of 1 lemon
    2 cinnamon sticks
    4 pears, peeled

    MALVA PUDDING

    500ml (2c) cake flour
    a pinch of salt
    10ml (2t) baking powder
    100g soft butter
    250ml (1c) light brown sugar
    2 eggs
    45ml (3T) apricot jam
    20ml (4t) vinegar
    5ml (1t) bicarbonate of soda
    200ml milk

    SAUCE

    125ml (½c) of the cooking liquid
    60ml (¼c) brown sugar
    60ml (¼c) each cream and milk
    50g butter
    10ml (2t) corn flour, mixed with 15ml (1T) water

    TO SERVE

    custard or ice cream

    Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease a large bread tin or a 20cm cake tin with nonstick spray.

    Put all the ingredients, except the pears, in a pot. Bring to the boil, then add the pears. Turn down

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