Recipe

October 6, 2009

Roasted Autumn Fruits Recipe

Recipe:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400°F. On a baking sheet, combine grapes, plums, pears, apples, sugar and butter; toss to coat and spread out in a single layer. Bake until soft, about 15 minutes. Let cool.

Step 2: Meanwhile, prepare the sabayon: In a large, stainless steel bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Set over a pot of simmering water (the bowl should not touch the water). Pour in wine and whisk vigorously to incorporate air until mixture has doubled in volume and is thick like whipped cream, about 10 minutes. You can use an electric mixer if it’s easier.

Step 3: To assemble, divide fruit among 6 dessert plates. Spoon sabayon over fruit. If desired, quickly wave a blowtorch over the surface to brown the sabayon.

Reprinted with permission from Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann’s Earth To Table (2009 Random House Canada).

Earth To Table

Ingredients

Fruit
20 red or green grapes
3 large plums, cut into wedges
2 medium pears, cut into wedges
2 medium green apples (such as Granny Smith), cut into wedges
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup melted unsalted butter

Sabayon
6 large egg yolks
3 tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 cup late harvest sweet wine

Directions

Yield:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400°F. On a baking sheet, combine grapes, plums, pears, apples, sugar and butter; toss to coat and spread out in a single layer. Bake until soft, about 15 minutes. Let cool.

Step 2: Meanwhile, prepare the sabayon: In a large, stainless steel bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Set over a pot of simmering water (the bowl should not touch the water). Pour in wine and whisk vigorously to incorporate air until mixture has doubled in volume and is thick like whipped cream, about 10 minutes. You can use an electric mixer if it’s easier.

Step 3: To assemble, divide fruit among 6 dessert plates. Spoon sabayon over fruit. If desired, quickly wave a blowtorch over the surface to brown the sabayon.

Reprinted with permission from Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann’s Earth To Table (2009 Random House Canada).

Earth To Table

Photographer:

Edward Pond