Caramelized Pear Yule "Log" with Sweet Clover Cream | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 1 tsp gelatin
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) cold water
• 1/2 cup (105 g) sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 cup (40 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups (500 ml) milk
• 1 tsp (5 ml) sweet clover extract or 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) 35% whipping cream
• Bartlett pears, ripe but firm, cored and cut into wedges 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick
• 1/2 cup (105 g) lightly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (60 ml) water
• 1 cup (150 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 6 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup (210 g) lightly packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) molasses
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) canola oil
• Gingerbread cookies (optional)