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Fresh Pear Crostata Recipe


Fresh Pear Crostata Recipe
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Tender pie crust wraps around luscious pears in a dessert that bakes up on a cookie sheet--no pie pan needed!

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups chopped peeled ripe pears (8 to 9 medium)
  • 1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust (from 15-oz box), softened as directed on box
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

Directions
  1. Heat oven to 450°F. In medium bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar and the flour. Gently stir in pears to coat.
  2. Remove 1 pie crust from pouch; unroll crust into ungreased 15x10-inch pan with sides.
  3. Spoon pear mixture onto center of crust to within 2 inches of edge. Carefully fold 2-inch edge of crust up over pear mixture, pleating crust slightly as necessary. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar over crust edge.
  4. Bake 14 to 20 minutes or until pears are tender and crust is golden brown, sprinkling almonds over pear mixture during last 5 minutes of bake time. Cool 15 minutes. Cut into wedges; serve warm.
  5. TIP - Serve each slice with a scoop of cinnamon or vanilla ice cream.
  6. Recipe and image from http://www.pillsbury.com

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Comments


Hey Tina,
Pears are abundant here right now. This will be nice to add to my repertoire. I have some jars of pear jams and jellies. This will be a refreshing change. As always, will let you know next week how it turns out for me.

~ Jenny ~


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