Things got a little out of control in my kitchen today but it really wasn’t all my fault.
I mean, these Cinnamon Pear Dumplings with Ginger Tea Syrup obviously didn’t just bake themselves, but I’d like to state for the record that I was under the influence of a few out of the ordinary factors. First, my boyfriend is out of town for work and I miss him. Second, I saw Eat Pray Love last night and can’t get the napoleon scene out of my head (or the pasta scene or the turkey scene or the pizza scene….) and finally, I’m going to both the ferry building farmer’s market and the San Francisco Street Food Festival tomorrow and am pretty much peeing my pants with excitement.
Never mind. Scratch everything I just said and just make these dumplings. They’re good for your soul and a great way to use up leftover homemade pie dough!
Here’s what you need for success—-and feel free to substitute packaged pie dough from the grocery store if you don’t have a huge hunk of homemade in your freezer
First things first, you want to make your syrup. I’m not quite sure how I came up with the idea of ginger tea syrup, but I was thinking like crazy of a creative and delicious recipe to end the Tazo Tea Cook-Off with because the stakes are high and some might say I have a bit of a competitive edge…..especially when it comes to cooking competitions. Anyways, to make your syrup simply make two cups of ginger tea using two teabags.
Let the tea seep for about five minutes and then remove the teabags and add one cup of sugar to the tea.
I know I forgot to add it in the ingredient list above, but you want to just shake a little ginger powder into the tea after you stir in the sugar. This will just kick it up a notch if you know what I mean.
Now crank the heat and boil the mixture for about five minutes. All the sugar should be dissolved and it should smell like spiced cider (can you tell I’m excited for fall?). Take the pot off the stove and carefully pour the syrup into a glass jar and then cool in the fridge while you prepare the dumplings.
To prepare the filling, chop up two red pears into small dice.
Feel free to snack on pear bits. I did.
Dump the chopped pears into a large bowl and add a quarter cup of sugar, a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and a big squeeze of lemon juice (sorry, I know this wasn’t in the ingredient list either. I’m slacking on the job)
Voila!
Give it a big stir and set aside.
Now it’s time to bring out an old friend.
Hello wine, I love you.
If you are using homemade dough get it out and roll it, baby.
Don’t worry, if you’re using pie dough from the store you can still include wine. Just pour yourself a glass and then calmly pull the dough out of the package and proceed with the next step.
Cut squares in the dough that are approximately six inches by six inches…..I didn’t measure, myself, but that sounds about right to me.
It’s so cute!
Fill the square with about a tablespoon of the pear mixture and then dot a wee bit of butter on top.
Now carefully fold up each side and pinch together.
Totally off topic, but why do I insist on paying twenty dollars for a manicure when my hands are either in soap water or dough all day? Probably the same reason I insist on wearing all black whenever I bake.
I don’t know. I just don’t know.
Anyways.
Pinch together the sides of the dumpling so it forms a cute little purse.
Preheat your oven to 425 and spray a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. Continue making dumplings to your heart’s delight and line them all up in the dish.
When you have successfully filled the dish (or run out of dough), pour the syrup over the dumplings and bake for about 35 minutes or until golden. Midway through the cooking process I like to pour on extra syrup…or spoon syrup from the sides of the dish on top of the dumplings so they get all nice and caramely.
And there ya have it!
Cinnamon Pear Dumplings with Ginger Tea Syrup
Makes about five dumplings, depending on the size
2 Tazo Ginger teabags
2 large red pears
1 cup + 1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
dash of ground ginger
1 T butter
1/2 lemon, juiced
enough pie dough to make one pie (homemade or storebought)
2 cups water
Make the ginger tea syrup by using two cups of water and two teabags to make a strong pot of tea on the stove. Seep the tea for five minutes, remove the teabags, and then add one cup of sugar and a dash of ginger. Turn the heat on high and boil the mixture for about five minutes. Take off stove and let cool.
Preheat the oven to 425. Chop the pears into small dice and combine with the extra 1/4th cup of sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Toss well and set aside.
Cut six inch squares of pie dough and drop one tablespoon of the pear mixture in each square. Dot with butter and then fold up dough like a purse. Arrange dumplings in a greased casserole dish and pour the syrup over. Bake for about 35 minutes or until golden, basting occasionally with any extra syrup from around the sides of the pan.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
So, new information just got gathered re: the Tazo cooking contest. Basically, we are being judged on the comments received on our recipes. Soooooo if you feel so inclined, you can always say lovely things about my Tazo recipes here, here and here. The grand prize is one thousand dollars at a cooking supply store, so you know I’m all over that like white on rice. Thank you!
Heather
August 20, 2010 at 3:46 pmLooks amazing, I can practicaly smell it through my computer screen!
Amber K
August 20, 2010 at 3:50 pmThey look so yummy!! And I never pay attention to what color I’m wearing when I bake, but it will almost always be some sort of dark shade! lol
Jasmine @ Eat Move Write
August 20, 2010 at 3:50 pmI don’t really like pears, but this looks really good. One of my issues with pears is their “tough-ness.” I assume this makes them loose that tough, grainy texture?
The syrup is amazing. Love the idea of “ginger tea” syrup.
Sana
August 20, 2010 at 3:57 pmI loveee getting manicures but mine NEVER last more than a week 🙁 grrrrrrrrr!
Michelle (The Runner's Plate)
August 20, 2010 at 5:07 pmThese are making my mouth water!
gigi
August 20, 2010 at 5:12 pmBeen reading you daily (and KATH-only two I always read) for a long time-and I LOVE the changes and the cooking school experiences! Keep it coming, you are my first go to blog over coffee in the AM
Nancy @ The Wife of a Dairyman
August 20, 2010 at 5:14 pmOooh with some vanilla bean ice cream…..I can just taste it! I love harvest time of year…..your recipes are really getting me in the mood for fall to arrive.
I was going to go to the SF street festival tomorrow as well but the girls are going wine tasting instead….oh well:) Have a fun time!
Sara @ myfancytuna.blogspot.com
August 20, 2010 at 5:14 pmWhat a great way to use tea! I love all of the recipes you’ve been posting lately…keep ’em coming!
Sarah Chenault
August 20, 2010 at 5:17 pmWe went to the farmer’s market last weekend. It’s awesome! I’m from Houston, but we just left toured San Fran and the wine country and used your restaurant recommendations everywhere. I really enjoy your blog!
Mandy Wood
August 20, 2010 at 5:19 pmoh.my.goodness.
Those look amazing! I love pear desserts – especially when they are enhanced with caramel and ginger! AND Autumn is my favourite season and it makes me crave spiced fruits, pumpkin things and my favourite Celestial Seasonings Gingerbread Tea. The other night my husband and I sat on the balcony after putting the baby to bed and sipped gingerbread tea in the cool evening air. It was perfect. 🙂
Love your blog!
hippierunner
August 20, 2010 at 5:21 pmAhh! I can’t wait for the Street Food Festival! I hope they have lots of vegetarian options. Anyway, your photo of the diced pears is so pretty!
Marisa @ Loser for Life
August 20, 2010 at 5:26 pmThe ginger tea simple syrup is a fabulous idea! A great pairing with…er…pears 🙂
Janna@Janna's Keeping it Real
August 20, 2010 at 5:27 pmi am seriously in awe lately. first the pie, now this.
LOVE the camera strap lady! i noticed it the other day…did you get it from the ETSY shop Tina talked about recently?
jenna
August 20, 2010 at 5:30 pmYes! We actually ordered them at the same time from Etsy. I love it!
Janna (janna's keeping it real)
August 20, 2010 at 9:51 pmOh, great!
I think it would look quite silly on my point and shoot (although don’t think the thought didn’t cross my mind!) but I’ve bookmarked the store for potential DSLR’s that may come into my life.
Janna (janna's keeping it real)
August 21, 2010 at 7:04 amSorry to be a comment whale here….but…I just revisited the shop and they have a point and shoot strap, too! I’m not sure if that’s new, or if I just overlooked it before. Excited is an understatement.
Megan
August 21, 2010 at 12:14 pmwhat’s the name of the etsy shop? love it too!
janna @ janna's keeping it real
August 21, 2010 at 12:44 pmIt’s called “August Blossoms”, found here! http://www.etsy.com/shop/denisehytonen
enjoy, you’re going to want them all! =0)
Megan
August 22, 2010 at 3:49 pmthanks!!! 🙂
Marissa
August 20, 2010 at 5:31 pmThese look amazing! I would like to leave work now and go home and bake away!
The Blue-Eyed Bakers
August 20, 2010 at 5:37 pmLady you’re a genius! These look divine. Completely and totally divine. And Eat, Pray, Love is totally a catalyst for wanting yummy food. We saw it and of course needed pizza immediately afterwards.
Krystina
August 20, 2010 at 5:41 pmThose are too freaking cute.
Errign
August 20, 2010 at 5:49 pmNom nom nom.
Those look awesome 🙂 & I love your camera strap!
Staceyhttp://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/
August 20, 2010 at 5:51 pmThose are so cute and I love anything with tea and pears. I’m loving all these tea recipes since I’m a huge tea fan.
Clo
August 20, 2010 at 5:51 pmSo I’m a longtime reader and I like your new blog style, but I’m wondering…in your post where you described how the blog was changing, you said you wouldn’t be talking about your workouts anymore. Do you still run at all? Will you ever be doing any more races, bike or otherwise? Or is your blog now strictly food? Just curious since your blog is still called Eat Live ‘Run’…not trying to be judgy or mean, I’m just honestly curious.
lori
August 20, 2010 at 5:54 pmyour recipes are amazing! you have truly inspired me to get back in my kitchen. I have been using at least one recipe a week and let me tell you they are big hit in my family….the enchiladas last night were great as was the zucchini pizza I made the other day. I am so excited to try this new one….if I can find the tazo tea….anyway, I was wondering if you are going to have a spot on the blog that all these recipes experiments and all will be. I couldn’t find one for the shrimp dish with tomatoes and cream in your recipe list. Just wanted to know if I need to start writing them down myself.
Thanks so much for the great ideas!
Camille
August 20, 2010 at 6:05 pmThese are gorgeous and I want to eat them so badly!
Heather (Heather's Dish)
August 20, 2010 at 6:06 pmi love the way you’ve incorporated the tea into everything for this contest…truly delicious! but honestly…i am so jealous you’re going to that street food festival. i really might pee my pants for you, which sounds weird, but whatever. i can’t wait to see the pictures!
Kristy
August 20, 2010 at 6:13 pmOh my!!! That looks so amazingly delicious!!! What a great idea with the tea, never would have thought that!
p.s.
Every Friday I make homemade pizza and tonight I made your cheese zucchini pizza tonight, it was delicious! I blogged about it. Thanks for sharing the recipe, we loved it! 🙂
http://casualdish.blogspot.com/
Have a great weekend and time at the farmers market and food festival, can’t wait to see pics!
Kristy
Monique@She's Going The Distance
August 20, 2010 at 6:14 pmYummy!! That looks so good 🙂
And I love the new header image! Very cute
Teresa
August 20, 2010 at 6:18 pmOMG You are so amazingly talented !!!
By the way—-you look good in black!
Janelle
August 20, 2010 at 6:18 pmI have to say that I’m loving your blog so much more these days – I LOVE the direction it has taken, thanks!
Janna (janna's keeping it real)
August 20, 2010 at 7:05 pmcouldn’t agree more!
eatmovelove
August 20, 2010 at 7:13 pmI third that!
Lauren
August 20, 2010 at 6:30 pmI’m going to the Street Food fair too! I’m so excited.
Taylor
August 20, 2010 at 6:35 pmI cannot WAIT to try this!! So excited. 🙂
Kristen
August 20, 2010 at 6:40 pmThe recipe looks great Jenna! I have never heard of anyone using a ginger tea to make a syrup. That is very creative. Last holiday, I used peppermint tea to make an icing (steeped peppermint tea combined with powdered sugar) that I frosted on to chocolate cookies and then topped with crushed candy canes. I would love to see you incorporate passion fruit tea in to a dessert recipe. Perhaps some kind of parfait or shortcake?
Jae
August 20, 2010 at 6:47 pmDelicious! Yummmy 🙂 I want some!
April
August 20, 2010 at 6:53 pmThey are so pretty!!! YUM!
afarmerinthedell.wordpress.com
August 20, 2010 at 6:54 pmYou have been inspiring me to bake more! I love cooking way more than baking (I hate to measure) but your baked goods look too good to pass up. Keep up the great work! I love the new format of your blog!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee)
August 20, 2010 at 6:56 pmThe recipe looks delicious and makes me wish I had enough butter in my fridge to cook up some dumplins!!
Laura
August 20, 2010 at 6:57 pmLet me just say that you are so cool. And creative. And, your blog is by far the best out of the 50+ that I read
Susan
August 20, 2010 at 6:58 pmYou crack me up! Love your blog….
Angharad
August 20, 2010 at 7:02 pmYep, if you could just bring me some of that with a glass of wine on the side that would be lovely jubbly. Thanks.
Kathryn
August 20, 2010 at 7:25 pmthose look absolutely amazing…idk how you think of these recipes! I’m out of town right now but will definitely be trying these ASAP!
Inez
August 20, 2010 at 7:49 pmYour blog is definitely more foodie oriented and much less “this is what i ate today, photos included” oriented. Thank you.
Hangry Pants
August 20, 2010 at 7:50 pmDamn that looks good.
jenna
August 20, 2010 at 7:51 pmAs you were typing that, I was drooling over your pear butter. Hahahaha 😉
Kim
August 20, 2010 at 8:01 pmI love that you are using Kerry Gold Irish Butter, it is so good. You must try Ceylon Cinnamon, I get mine from a local spice shop (Savory Spices) I am in love with this cinnamon. It has such a warm and deep flavor. I am excited for apple picking season so I can make my mom’s apple pie with fresh soles and this cinnamon.
I have two pears on my counter and now I have to go out and buy this tea so I can make these dumplings or I can make them tonight with the Tazo Chai and then get more pears tomorrow and the Ginger tea too!
Suzanne de Cornelia
August 20, 2010 at 8:08 pm“Am pretty much peeing my pants with excitement.” Cracked me up. So glad wasn’t sipping tea when read–laptop wd have been sprayed. That desert looks sooo good. Look forward to Sat foodie pix!! Am sure you’ll have an outrageously great time. 🙂
tiffany @ lepantry
August 20, 2010 at 8:34 pmRi-dic-u-lous. That looks amazing- and it looks extra amazing as I’m typing this post run!
Paige @Running Around Normal
August 20, 2010 at 8:42 pmI haven’t had a dumpling in a hot minute! A pear dumpling!? Brings me back 🙂
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)
August 20, 2010 at 8:50 pm“but why do I insist on paying twenty dollars for a manicure when my hands are either in soap water or dough all day? “–I feel the same way and I wear rubber gloves whenever possible. Literally, I would not have skin on my hands left if I didnt wear gloves as much as I can stand it.
Earlier this week I made a tofu recipe using green tea and ginger as the marinade. It turned out well, but your recipe would win…sweets over tofu any day!
Have fun in SF tomorrow at the festival!
🙂
Dawn
August 20, 2010 at 8:59 pmWow, those look so delish!! I’m going to save this recipe for a crisp September/October day…! YUM!
Michelle @ Turning Over a New Leaf
August 20, 2010 at 9:19 pmOh my, oh my! Never thought of making little fruit pie-ish dumplings! And Ginger Tea Syrup?!!?!?!? Sounds AMAZING. I’m completely in the mood for fall, too, but when am I not?!
Bec
August 20, 2010 at 11:03 pmTo be honest when you first announced the changes to your blog I was kind of unsure if I would stick around as a reader. I had followed your blog for years and used to be a religious daily reader but had become a now and then reader of recent times. Well let me tell you, I am back! I love the changes you have made! I can’t wait to try some of your recipes and I am excited for your book release (which to be honest prior to the blog change I most likely would not have considered it). Congratulations on finding and reinventing yourself………that is the beauty of your 20’s and I am happy for you that you have discovered that for yourself.
Still Life in Southeast Asia
August 20, 2010 at 11:48 pmDang–this looks sensational. I’m imagining this wee dumpling with a little artisanal vanilla bean ice cream. Love the tea spin. Ooohhh!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga)
August 21, 2010 at 3:04 am“but why do I insist on paying twenty dollars for a manicure when my hands are either in soap water or dough all day? “–I feel the same way and I wear rubber gloves whenever possible. Literally, I would not have skin on my hands left if I didnt wear gloves as much as I can stand it.
Earlier this week I made a tofu recipe using green tea and ginger as the marinade. It turned out well, but your recipe would win…sweets over tofu any day!
Have fun in SF tomorrow at the festival!
🙂
Bryt
August 21, 2010 at 3:23 amLol you’re hilarious, I’ll be stopping by a whole lot more. Love the recipe and the photos too!
Lauren
August 21, 2010 at 3:45 amThese looks faaaantabulous. So jealous of your Ferry Bldg and Street Food Festival plans! I love SF food culture so much it’s beyond words….
Katie
August 21, 2010 at 4:28 amWow! I love it all. The recipe, the pictures, your manicure and writing style. I can’t wait for Fall too. Feels like it today in Vermont. Such a tease.
Lauren at KeepItSweet
August 21, 2010 at 4:35 amI am not a huge fan of ginger but i love the idea for the recipe with a slightly different flavor profile…
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down)
August 21, 2010 at 5:12 amOh my. No words. This is perfect for late summer, early fall. They look like little miniature pear pies. 😀
Nelly@CrazySexyFit
August 21, 2010 at 5:28 amOh, dear gods. My mouth started watering as soon as I saw that post title in my blog list. I have no pears around the house right now, but a total glut of farmer’s market peaches on hand. Hmm…
Ananda Rollason
August 21, 2010 at 5:40 amWow, those look delicous!
And after reading the recipe, don’t seem too hard to make. I’m cataloging this in my memory for when I have pears on hand.
Jillian
August 21, 2010 at 5:41 amThose look delicious! Maybe that can be what I make for Thanksgiving dessert?! What a creative idea with the ginger syrup!
Maybe you like to wear all black when you cook because it makes you feel like a cooking ninja? I always pretend I’m a ninja when I wear all black… this was a problem when I worked at a portrait studio as a photographer. 🙂
jenna
August 21, 2010 at 6:37 amit’s clearly because I am a ninja. yes!
Lauren
August 21, 2010 at 5:50 amI have no idea how you do it, but every dessert that comes from your kitchen looks extremely amazing!!
Jessica
August 21, 2010 at 5:56 amHoly cow, those look good! I can’t wait to try that!
Kelly R
August 21, 2010 at 6:06 amThat looks amazing and practically has my mouth watering. This recipe is going into my must make pile.
Cole
August 21, 2010 at 6:28 amYum, those dumplings looks amazing.
Chelsea (Chelsea's Chew and Run Fun)
August 21, 2010 at 6:39 amJenna, you really outdid yourself with this recipe. I’m speechless! Pear+Ginger+Pie Dough=Absolute taste bud bliss.
Gretchen
August 21, 2010 at 6:40 amLove the new format of the blog, Jenna! We could also use a little more pie dough in our lives.
chiara
August 21, 2010 at 6:45 amthis looks so yummy. love the ginger teat syrup idea.
chiara
August 21, 2010 at 6:46 amthis looks so yummy. love the ginger teat syrup idea.
Andi
August 21, 2010 at 6:56 amThis looks like a great and creative recipe. I bet, if you wanted to add more ginger flavor, you could include crystallized ginger in the filling. Though it does look mighty tasty as-is.
joy
August 21, 2010 at 7:42 amummm that is a seriously amazing looking dessert
Jessica
August 21, 2010 at 7:43 amI think this is my favorite of your 3 tea recipes. It’s so pretty, and you make it sound so easy! I think I’m going to try making this for my friend tonight. She’s coming over for dinner, and she and her man just split. These treats may mend her broken heart!
maris
August 21, 2010 at 7:53 amwow this recipe looks delicious.. especially see myself making it this fall!
Cara
August 21, 2010 at 7:59 amVery creative looking/sounding dessert. Yum!
Edith
August 21, 2010 at 8:13 amThese look soooo good! And not too incredibly terribly hard?!
Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather
August 21, 2010 at 8:17 amOh yum! They actually look more challenging to make then I think they would be. Thanks for sharing.
andrea @ Food Not Fuss
August 21, 2010 at 8:31 amWow Jenna – for this recipe alone I think you should win!! It’s so perfect for this time of year, the transition from summer to fall. I think it’d be a great dessert to serve at a dinner party, since they’re small people could still eat one even if they were stuffed! 😀 Totally adding this to my ‘to make’ file! 🙂
Chelsa
August 21, 2010 at 8:48 amI love this type of post you’ve been doing.
Liz @ Tip Top Shape
August 21, 2010 at 9:36 amhahaha, I laughed so hard when I saw the picture of your all black ensemble after baking!! I wear black tights pretty much all fall/winter and whenever I bake I get flour all over myself. I seriously dont’ know how I do it because I try to be careful yet still end up looking like I spilled the entire bowl on myself. This recipe looks great (like all of yours) and I cannot wait to try it!! Did I mention how much I am loving this new direction of your blog??? Because I really, really love it 😀
MaryLee
August 21, 2010 at 9:50 amAbsolutely beautiful, I think pears and tazo tea just got added to our weekend grocery list!
Diana @ frontyardfoodie
August 21, 2010 at 10:05 amMy imagination is running wild…….I literally can taste this by looking at the picture. It’s seriously one of the most delicious looking things I’ve seen in a long time!
Courtney Craig
August 21, 2010 at 10:40 amHmmm….all of these recipes with tea…I may just have to try! These dumplings look mighty enticing! You are just going to LOVE the SF Ferry Building…it’ll be like your heaven. The cheese?! The sausage?! Oh my! Love that place!!!
Kristin
August 21, 2010 at 10:41 amWow! That sounds delcious and actually not that hard to make! Love the creativity with the tea. Who would have thunk it?!
Lola
August 21, 2010 at 11:00 amThis is the most mouth watering recipe ive ever seen on your blog!!! reminded me a bit of caramelized bananas with rum 😛 I saw them once on a Gordon Ramsay’s show, but this dumplings look better
Bethany
August 21, 2010 at 12:37 pmYour recipes are inspiring. I read them and drool! I cannot wait until I go to culinary school in the near future! Thanks for posting amazing recipes!
Liz
August 21, 2010 at 1:50 pmFavorite vendor at the street food fest? The Mexican Chocolate Creme Brulee was pretty damn good although the papusa was a close second. Also, Slanted Door’s steamed buns are to DIE for.
mar
August 21, 2010 at 2:04 pmThese look amaazing!! I’m having a bake off at my work this week and I think I may just have to bake these 🙂
Kelly
August 21, 2010 at 2:55 pmLooks so delicious!! I could go for one right now!!
ashley
August 21, 2010 at 3:11 pmyou are a genuis.
oh my, those look phonomenal! you are quite the baker! come make me dinner, please? 🙂
Jessica@tastyandtrim
August 21, 2010 at 3:11 pmThose dumplings look to die for. I adore anything with cinnamon and pear 🙂 I know how you feel about the nails. I don’t see why I spend money getting them done when I ruin them almost instantly!
Jennifer Healthy Life Deals
August 21, 2010 at 4:53 pmThat looks amazing! Friends are staying with us next weekend and I am gonna have to make these for them- YUMMMM
Shannon
August 21, 2010 at 4:57 pmIf these dumplings smell and taste as good as they look, this is one winning recipe. I’m going to make a version of your peach pie today so maybe I’ll make these with the extra dough. Thanks for all the delicious recipes, Jenna!
Sara
August 21, 2010 at 5:21 pmI miss the old format 🙁 Might take me a little to get used to this!
Dee
August 21, 2010 at 6:22 pmOh my gosh. *thud* I die. I absolutely die! Another brilliant recipe from you Jenna! I Ginger Tea Syrup? How can you go wrong?
Gree
August 21, 2010 at 8:02 pmOh my, this looks amazing, you should totally win the Tazo Tea thing because I would throw some elbows to get at these dumplings..
kelsey@snackingsquirrel.com
August 21, 2010 at 11:00 pmoh they look like little apple cinnamon sugar tarts! or at least the way i make them, but dumpling is more fitting 🙂
and ive been craving cinnamon like crazy lately, especially the ooey gooey cinnamon buns <3
these are precious! xo
Amy
August 22, 2010 at 5:27 amI think I’ll be making a recipe very similar to this now. I hope you win!
Izzy
August 22, 2010 at 7:09 amThese dumplings looks insanee in the membrane. And they don’t even look that difficult to make, which is always my qualm with homemade fancy-like pastiries like puffs or dumplings. I’m defs making this one, and the Vanillla Rooiboos one!
izzyy
xox
Tracey
August 22, 2010 at 7:38 amMy boyfriend would love this recipe – I’m adding it to my “must-make” list! Thank you!
jen at chocolateandginger
August 22, 2010 at 7:38 ami’ve been a longtime reader and i wanted to say i love the new direction and format of your blog. everyone changes and i’m glad your blog has evolved with you. You’re a talented writer and I can really feel your passion for food through your posts. Keep those yummy recipes and photos comin.
Maria
August 22, 2010 at 3:55 pmLove this dessert! Your photos are great too!!
sarah k. @ the pajama chef
August 22, 2010 at 6:19 pmlove love love it! and i totally feel ya on the eat pray love scenes… yum. 🙂
Erin
August 22, 2010 at 6:54 pmlooks wonderful! as they all do! your pictures are wonderful these days by the way. 🙂 I need to learn my camera!
Seana
August 22, 2010 at 8:44 pmI love your anticipation of fall with this recipe – though I wish I could order one up immediately. Thanks for sharing this amazing creation!
Orls
August 23, 2010 at 3:44 amAhhhhh Kerrygold Butter – Pure Irish Butter – LOVE IT!!!
And slightly jealous that you can get it in CA and I can’t get the unsalted one here.
IN IRELAND!
You need to check out the ads from Kerrygold on You Tube.
“Who’s Taking the Horse to France?” All I am saying! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Z4crBt-iM
Nicole
August 23, 2010 at 9:27 amOMG… I’m totally making that this weekend! I bet it would be awesome with apples too! Can’t wait! By the way…love the new blog style! Keep it up!
Lauren @ Running Examiner
August 23, 2010 at 11:22 amI *always* wear black for the most impractical occasions! (And since I have a dog that sheds non-stop, I guess every occasion is an ‘impractical’ one).
Seriously, the recipe looks awesome. And I approve of your baking attire 🙂 I’d probably wear the same exact thing, myself.
Samantha
August 25, 2010 at 6:26 amHi Jenna! I’m dying to make these because they look absolutely amazing, but I’m struggling to find the Tazo Spicy Ginger tea ANYWHERE. Not even Starbuck carries that flavor. Any suggestions where I can get it? or do you think using the Tazo organic chai with a bit more ginger powder would work? Please let me know!
jen
October 4, 2010 at 4:45 amOk, I don’t really like ginger tea, but I love ginger and that opening photo is heart-stopping. I will most likely have to make these this fall, and I will most likely have to eat them still warm with ice cream melting all over the top. I’m just sayin’… it’s probably gonna be required in order to get my little brain to stop shouting about Pear Dumplings and Ginger Syrup. And I love the new look/feel of the blog. Lots of fun. Thanks for sharing and giving me something to day dream about while I bore my life away in a cubicle all week.
Cathy Baxter Peters
February 1, 2011 at 2:24 pmThis recipe looks really yummy. I WILL make this…I was just wondering..hmmmm..what exacty did you do with the wine and at what point did you pour into the recipe or wine glass of your choice…..I loved that little addition and your pictures was fabulous!!! Happy cooking !!
Cinnamon Owl
September 23, 2011 at 11:48 amThese sound and look amazing! I am going to try my hand at them for book club next month!
Carla
September 24, 2011 at 7:21 pmI have these in the oven right now for a Church luncheon tomorrow. Here in small town Texas, we didn’t have the Ginger Tea, so I used the Chai Tea and the syrup tastes amazing. There is no way these can be anything but fabulous since the pears were awesome too…even raw. Thanks so much for this wonderful autumn recipe…even if it is still in the upper 90s here.
Phillip
February 21, 2012 at 11:48 amMade this for dessert on St Valentine’s Day… it was easy to make, and a big hit. Thanks!
Joelle Bramuchi
March 30, 2012 at 11:29 pmHi, i think that i saw you visited my blog thus i came to “return the favor”.I am attempting to find things to enhance my site!I suppose its ok to use some of your ideas!!
Mona
December 30, 2012 at 8:42 pmJust made some right now…. They are deeeeeliciousssss!!
Mine didbt turn out as pretty as yours though!