Pears on lemon curd

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Wash the lemons, dab dry. Peel the zest of one lemon as a thin spiral. Halve the lemon, squeeze the juice

2. 2

   Bring lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/8 l water to the boil. Wash and halve the pears and cut out the core. Add the pears to the stock, cover and steam for 10-15 minutes

3. 3

   Finely grate the rind of the second lemon. Halve the lemon and squeeze the juice. Mix quark, 4 tablespoons sugar, lemon juice and zest until smooth

4. 4

   Pears from the broth lift and let drain. If necessary, sprinkle the cut surfaces with pear brandy. Let the fruits cool down. Whip the cream until stiff and fold into the quark. Fill pear halves with jam and arrange on the quark. Decorate with lemon balm if desired.