Roux

Ingredients

• p kosher salt
• 3 tbsp cold buttermilk (or creme fraiche)
• egg wash – 1 egg and 2 tbsp whole milk
• Demerara sugar for sprinkling
• 4 large firm pears
• 150g fresh cranberries (if using frozen do not defrost)
• juice from 1 orange
• 50g light brown soft sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 30g crystallised ginger (optional)