8 pears puff pastry with caramel Recipes

sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-oz package), thawed, or 1 14- to 16-oz package all-butter puff pastry (1 to 2 sheets, depending on brand), thawed, unsalted butter, sugar, cinnamon stick, whole star anise, generous pinch of coarse kosher salt, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, firm but ripe anjou pears, peeled , halved lengthwise, cored, unsalted butter, vanilla bean , split lengthwise in half, cinnamon sticks, broken in half, whole star anise, sugar, egg, generous pinch of coarse kosher salt, all purpose flour, egg white, beaten to blend

sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed, turkey bacon strips, diced, crumbled blue cheese, eggs, heavy whipping cream, shredded parmesan cheese, salt, ground nutmeg, pepper, onion, thinly sliced, olive oil, pears, thinly sliced, brown sugar

granulated sugar, sheet frozen puff pastry (about 1/2 lb), thawed, firm-ripe bartlett pears (about 1 lb), unsalted butter, cut into bits, granulated sugar, fresh lemon juice, heavy cream, poire william, sugar for sprinkling

frozen puff pastry sheet (from a 17 1/4-oz package), thawed, firm-ripe bosc pears, peeled , halved lengthwise, and cored, fresh lemon juice, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, chilled heavy cream, ground cardamom, confectioners sugar for dusting (optional)

frozen puff pastry, thawed, flour , for dusting work surface, brie cheese , halved crosswise, light brown sugar, chopped toasted walnuts, egg, beaten with 1 tbsp water, pear slices, for serving, assorted crackers , for serving

unsalted butter, plus 1 tsp for greasing the pan, puff pastry sheet , defrosted, 10-x-14-inch sheet ready-made, blueberries or 3 cups peeled and very thinly sliced pears or 3 cups apples, wedges, sugar, scoops vanilla ice cream (optional), caramel sauce (optional)