Name: Pear and raspberry pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3/4 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup icing sugar; 125 gram fresh low-fat ricotta; 1 egg white; 3 medium ripe pears, halved, cored, peeled, cut into 3mm-thick wedges; 200 gram frozen raspberries, thawed; 2 tablespoon almond meal (ground almonds); 2 teaspoon milk; 1 teaspoon caster sugar; low-fat vanilla yogurt, to serve

Ingredients

3/4 cup plain flour

1/2 cup self-raising flour

1/4 cup icing sugar

125 gram fresh low-fat ricotta

1 egg white

3 medium ripe pears, halved, cored, peeled, cut into 3mm-thick wedges

200 gram frozen raspberries, thawed

2 tablespoon almond meal (ground almonds)

2 teaspoon milk

1 teaspoon caster sugar

low-fat vanilla yogurt, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced.

2.Process flours and icing sugar, using pulse, to combine. Add ricotta; process for 30 seconds to just combine. Add egg white and 1 tablespoon iced water. Process, using pulse, for 15 seconds or until mixture is evenly moistened and still crumbly, adding a teaspoon or 2 of extra water if necessary.

3.Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until it just comes together. Shape into a ball, then wrap in plastic food wrap. Chill for 20 minutes.

4.Combine pear and raspberries in a large bowl. Roll pastry between sheets of baking paper to a 30cm round. Peel off top sheet of paper. Transfer pastry, on remaining paper, to a baking tray. Sprinkle pastry with almond meal, leaving a 5cm border.

5.Pile pear mixture on almond meal. Fold in edge of pastry to partially cover pear mixture, pleating and pinching pastry edge. Brush pastry with milk; sprinkle with sugar.

6.Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with yogurt.

Low-GI fruit: Pears and raspberries have a low Glycaemic Index and add high-quality fibre to the diet. Ricotta: This cheese is great used in pastry instead of butter; it lowers the GI and the fat content. Low-fat custard, like yogurt, it has a low GI, so serve with your favourite dessert.
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