Name: Pear pie with chocolate custard
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Pear pie; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed; 1/2 cup hazelnut meal; 50 gram butter, melted; 2 pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup sultanas; 2 tablespoon brown sugar; icing sugar, to serve; Chocolate custard; 2 egg yolks; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 3/4 cup milk; 1/2 cup cream; 100 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon kahlua coffee liqueur (optional)

Ingredients

Pear pie

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed

1/2 cup hazelnut meal

50 gram butter, melted

2 pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced

1/4 cup sultanas

2 tablespoon brown sugar

icing sugar, to serve

Chocolate custard

2 egg yolks

1/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoon cornflour

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup cream

100 gram dark chocolate, finely chopped

1 tablespoon kahlua coffee liqueur (optional)

Method

Pear pie with chocolate custard

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease a baking tray.

2.Place pastry on a board. Cut corners from square to make a circle. Cover with combined hazelnut meal and butter, leaving a 3cm border.

3.In a bowl, combine pears, sultanas and sugar. Pile this mixture over the hazelnut layer.

4.Fold pastry border upwards and pleat over filling. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden. Dust pie with icing sugar and serve with chocolate custard.

Chocolate custard

5.In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar and cornflour.

6.Bring combined milk and cream to the boil in a saucepan on medium. Remove from heat. Gradually whisk into yolk mixture. Return milk mixture to saucepan.

7.Heat on low, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats the back of a metal spoon (about 10 minutes). Do not boil.

8.Stir in chocolate and Kahlua until chocolate melts. Remove from heat.

Leftover custard will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Note

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Pear pie with chocolate custard

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