Fall in my Home Town & Toffee-Pear Sticky Pudding

 Its a sunny beautiful October day!

We are expecting some great weather for the next couple of days in the 80s, we will take it.. like I said yesterday I have a few more photos to share of our beautiful fall colors.

Taken all around me I hope you enjoy them.

Sorry but couldn't post the photos they were lost when I looked at my blog they weren't there..

Thanks for looking I think you get the picture.

 we are into a beautiful pictures time of the season.

Toffee-Pear Sticky Pudding

Makes: 9 to 12 servings

ingredients

• 1 1/4
  cups water
• 1 1/4
  cups pitted whole dates, preferably Medjool dates
• 1
  cup chopped peeled fresh pears
• 1/2
  teaspoon baking soda
• 1
  cup all-purpose flour
• 1
  teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2
  teaspoon salt
• 1/4
  teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4
  cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3
  cup butter, softened
• 2
  eggs
• 1/2
  teaspoon vanilla
• 1
  recipe Toffee-Pear Sauce

directions
1. In a large saucepan combine the water, dates, and pears. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cook, covered, about 15 minutes or until fruit is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Mash with a potato masher, fork, or immersion blender until as smooth as possible. Stir in baking soda; set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8x8x2-inch baking pan; set aside. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg; set aside. In a large bowl combine brown sugar and butter. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Stir in date-pear mixture. Stir in flour mixture just until combined. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack. Immediately use a long skewer to prick top of cake all over. Spoon the portion of Toffee-Pear Sauce without pears over cake. Bake for 3 minutes more. Cool on the wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm with the portion of Toffee-Pear Sauce with pears.
Toffee-Pear Sauce: Peel and core 1 fresh pear; thinly slice pear. In a medium skillet melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add thinly sliced pear; cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender and lightly browned, turning pears occasionally and reducing heat to low if pears brown too quickly. Set aside. In a small saucepan melt 1/2 cup butter over medium heat. Stir in 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar. Bring to boiling, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil gently, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Carefully stir in 3/4 cup whipping cream. Bring to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Divide sauce in half. Stir pears into one portion.

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