Pies and Tarts Dessert Recipes - Caramel Pear Pizza Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• 225g/8 oz puff pastry, thawed of frozen

• 15g/1 tbsp butter

• 200g/scant 1 cup caster sugar

• 3 ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced

• 30ml/2 tbsp cream cheese

• vanilla ice cream, to serve

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Method:

1. Roll out the pastry to a 25 cm/10 in round and place on a dampened baking sheet.

2. Bake in a preheated oven at 190C/375F/gars mark 5 for about 6 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool while making the topping.

3. Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the sugar. Stir until the mixture begins to turn golden, then ad the pear slices and toss until they caramelize.

4. Add a little water if they start to stick (be careful as the mixture will splutter). Arrange the pear slices over the pastry and dot with the cheese.

5. Return to the oven for 15 minutes until the pasty is ell risen and the pears are a rich golden brown. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.