Name: Poached pear galette
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 cup (750ml) water; 1 cup (220g) caster sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 firm ripe pears, peeled, halved and cored; 1 sheet sweet puff pastry, thawed; 1 cup (250ml) thick cream; 1/4 cup toffee macadamias, or chopped pistachios or almonds

Poached pear galette

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

1H 10M

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Ingredients

3 cup (750ml) water

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

1 cinnamon stick

2 firm ripe pears, peeled, halved and cored

1 sheet sweet puff pastry, thawed

1 cup (250ml) thick cream

1/4 cup toffee macadamias, or chopped pistachios or almonds

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line a baking tray with baking paper.

2.In a saucepan combine water, caster sugar and cinnamon stick. Heat on medium, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil, without stirring, for 1 minute. Reduce heat and add pears. Place a saucer on top of pears to keep submerged. Simmer 20-25 minutes, until tender. Remove pears and drain well.

3.Boil cooking liquid for 15-20 minutes, until reduced to about 1 cup. Set aside.

4.Cut pastry sheet into four. Place on prepared tray. Fold sides 0.5cm over to form an edge. Place a pear half in centre of each and brush with a little syrup. Bake 10-15 minutes, until golden. Serve with cream, a drizzle of syrup and a sprinkling of toffee macadamias.

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