Blue Cheese and Pear Tarts |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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I actually haven't had the time to try this recipe yet, but I bet it's really decadent and just totally yummy so I'm posting it here just in case it gets lost in my piles of magazines. Ingredients:
2 bosc pears, ripe and firm |
2 lemons |
8 cups water |
2 cups granulated sugar |
397 g packaged frozen puff pastry, thawed |
125 g bleu de bresse cheese, cheese |
2 tablespoons unsalted butter |
1 tablespoon demerara sugar |
1/2 cup whipping cream |
1 tablespoon granulated sugar |
3 tablespoons plain yogurt |
1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts |
Directions:
1. Peel pears. Rub peeled pears with the cut side of half a lemon.
2. Combine water, sugar,and remaining lemons in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar.
3. Carefully drop in pears. Simmer and poach pears just until tender (about 20 minutes).
4. Remove pears and place in a bowl to cool. Preheat oven to 425°F.
5. Roll out half the puff pastry on a floured surface just until it's large enough to cut out two 4 inch rounds. Repeat with remaining half of puff pastry, discarding scraps.
6. Place pastry rounds on baking sheet and top each with cheese.
7. Thinly slice pears and fan over cheese.
8. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
9. Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until pastry is golden and cheese is bubbling. Remove to a rack to slightly cool.
10. Whip cream and 1 tablespoon sugar ina bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
11. Stir in plain yogurt until blended.
12. To serve, sprinkle warm tarts with walnuts and a dollop of whipped cream.
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