Name: Baked pears in pastry with blue cheese, walnuts and thyme
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 pears (this recipe used small Beurre Bosc); 100 gram soft blue cheese; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped; 1/2 cup sultanas; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 3 sheets ready-rolled sweet short pastry; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon honey; 2 tablespoon water

Baked pears in pastry with blue cheese, walnuts and thyme

Sweet pears, sharp blue cheese and golden pastry are a match made in heaven in this recipe. Serve warm for a gorgeous autumn bite that's dangerously easy to make and eat. It's a must-try with your next cheese platter

Serves 6

Prep

30M

Cook

30M

Marinate

20M

Total

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Ingredients

6 pears (this recipe used small Beurre Bosc)

100 gram soft blue cheese

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

1/2 cup sultanas

1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves

3 sheets ready-rolled sweet short pastry

1 egg yolk

1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoon water

Method

1.Using a small measuring spoon or melon baller, hollow out base and core of each pear, leaving a cavity for the filling.

2.Combine blue cheese, walnuts, sultanas and thyme and mix well. Fill the base of each pear with the cheese mixture.

3.Lightly dust a clean surface with flour and roll each pastry sheet until about one-third bigger. Cut two large rounds from each sheet and stand a pear on each.

4.Preheat oven to 190°C and line a baking tray with baking paper. Beat yolk, honey and water together to make an egg wash.

5.Gently fold pastry around pears, brush with egg wash and place on tray. Chill in fridge for at least 20 minutes before baking. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is golden and firm. Serve warm.