Panna cotta with caramel pears

So long october, see ya next year. It’s incredible how fast it went by… thanks also to the holidays, spent in a warm place, once I came back I wasn’t ready for all this cold and rainy stuff. But, as it is, one gets used to it. Time for a little treat for your soul. Something sweet, but not too much, something just right as it is.

Ingredients:

• cream
• milk
• gelatine sheets
• vanilla paste
• sugar
• pears
• butter
• salt (just a pinch)

Method:

1. first of all you’ll have to soak the gelatine sheets (3x) in some cold water for 5 minutes;
2. in the meantime, put (for 4 portions) 3dl of cream and 1 of milk in a pot with a teaspoon of vanilla paste and a soup spoon of sugar;
3. once it comes to the boil take it from the flame, and put in the sheets and mix well to dissolve them;
4. pour them into little containers and leave them to cool for 20 minutes, and after that put them into the fridge to set for at least 6 hours;
5. once you’re ready to serve the dessert, wash and peel some pears (leaving one aside with the skin on), cut them into small cubes and put them in a pan with some butter;
6. heat, add some sugar and a pinch of salt and cook until a little bit tender and serve.