Baked Milk Bread with Pears and Walnut Crumble (TM5)

Pear slices

• 350 g pears, peeled, cored, halved or cut in wedges that fit through feeder
• unsalted butter, for greasing

Caramel

• 150 g golden caster sugar
• 70 g unsalted butter, cold, diced
• 30 g double cream
• 1 tsp lemon juice (see tip)

Filling

• 150 g walnut, shelled
• 100 g unsalted butter, diced
• 130 g golden caster sugar
• 1 pinch fine sea salt
• 200 g milk bread, cut in slices
  ou brioche bread, cut in slices
• 6 medium eggs
• 200 g whole milk
• 120 g ricotta cheese
• 30 g vanilla custard powder
• 1 vanilla pod (see tip)
• 1 Tbsp icing sugar