Perfect Pear Pancake - By Chef Rishikesh

Pancakes are an American classic. Breakfast and brunch would simply be incomplete without these fluffy stacks of deliciousness piled high and served with syrup, butter, and all of your favorite toppings. The perfect pear pancake is made up of poached pear, mascarpone cream, and shortbread on occasions like Pancake Day.

This pancake is generally a favorite among youngsters and children, preferred during brunch. This cheesy pancake is a signature dish of Chef Rishikesh at the Table Brunch Cafe in Brixton, London.

I would like to share my fusion experiment below, as well as the nutrition facts and allergens it contains.

Ingredients:

• Plain Flour: 960 gm

• Eggs: 6 Nos.

• Baking Powder: 1 tsp

• Baking Soda: ½ tsp

• Buttermilk: 175 gm

• Sugar: 60 gm

• Butter: 115 gm

• Milk: 250 gm

• Mascarpone Cheese: 1 cup

• Double Cream: 200 gm

• Cinnamon: 1 pc.

• Bay Leaf: 1 pc.

• Powdered Sugar: 125 gm

• Vanilla Extract or Vanilla Bean Paste: 4 gm

• Heavy Cream or Heavy Whipping Cream: 575 gm

• Pears: 8 pcs.

• Flour: 150 gm

• Butter: 100 gm

• Vinegar: 1.5 liters

• Black Chocolate: 140 gm

Procedure:

1. Melt the butter and let it cool down.

2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.

3. In a separate bowl, mix together the buttermilk, beaten eggs, and milk.

4. Pour the dry mixture into the wet one and stir to combine using a spatula. Be careful not to overmix.

5. Add the melted butter and fold to combine.

6. Make the poached pears by simmering the vinegar with spices such as cinnamon and bay leaf.

7. Make chocolate sauce by melting the chocolate and adding a bit of sugar syrup.

8. Make shortbread tart by mixing flour, butter, and icing sugar in a 3:2:1 ratio, then bake it for 6 minutes at 180°C.

9. Mix mascarpone cheese, double cream, and icing sugar together using a foaming method.

10. Once all the mise-en-place is ready, assemble the pancake on a plate as a base layer with poached pears, followed by mascarpone cream. Garnish with shortbread, chocolate sauce, and maple syrup.

Allergens:

• Milk

• Cereal containing gluten

• Eggs

• H2SO4 (sulfuric acid)

May contain traces of other 14 allergens.