Bake in the oven for around 10 mins or until the cheese is melted and golden brown. Top with a fried egg and serve with mixed salad leaves.
Pear cake with a kick of Pistachio & Orange mustard
Serves 4
Ingredients:
3 pears
180g (+ 50g extra) butter
40g brown sugar
4 eggs
180g sugar
180g plain flour
1tbsp baking powder
2tbsp of Maille Pistachio, Orange & White wine mustard
drizzle of Maille Aged Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
Method:
Preheat the oven to 170°C/Gas Mark 3.
Peel the pears, cut in two, remove cores and cut into chunks.
In a frying pan, melt 50g of butter, add the pears and the brown sugar.
Cook until the pears have a uniform colour. Place on a plate to cool.
Put the eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk until creamy white. Add the remaining butter, flour and baking powder and mix well. Gently stir in the pears and the mustard.
Pour mixture into a cake mould of your choice, buttered and dusted with flour.
Bake for around 40 mins or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Serve cake warm with a dollop of crème fraîche and a drizzle of Maille Aged Balsamic Vinegar of Modena.
Maille tip by the mustard sommelier
Add a sublime aroma and flavour to an array of dishes with this celebrated Chablis white wine and Black truffles mustard: transform a humble mashed potato or elevate risottos to dizzy heights.
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La Maison Maille is offering a complimentary 100ml jar of flavoured mustard of your choice when you purchase a 250g Chablis white wine and Black truffles mustard.
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The Maille products in these recipes are available to purchase in La Maison Maille in Piccadilly, the premium French mustard’s first boutique in the UK. Meet Maille’s mustard sommelier and sample a wide variety of mustards, vinegars and gourmet ingredients, including traditional mustards freshly served from the pump.
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