½ lemon, strips of zest only
½ orange, strips of zest only
6 pears peeled and cored from the bottom
30g/1oz plain flour
2 bay leaves
70²µ/2½´Ç³ú caster sugar
100²µ/3½´Ç³ú caster sugar or vanilla sugar
1 cinnamon stick
20²µ/¾´Ç³ú cornflour
2 star anise
2 vanilla pods, split in half lengthways
1 vanilla pod, split in half lengthways
400ml/14fl oz double cream
6 medium free-range egg yolks
400ml/14fl oz full-fat milk
100ml/3½fl oz brandy
1 x 750ml bottle red wine