Edible Obsession: Baked Pear Pastries

Edible Obsession: Baked Pear Pastries

5. Once your pastry is no longer frozen, unroll it on your work surface.

7. Repeat until you have 6 pear-sized pieces of puff pastry and put them on your sprayed and lined baking sheet.
1. Take 1 sheet of puff pastry out of the freezer. Let it thaw (rolled up) in your counter.

When it comes to my go-to autumn dessert, I usually opt for a classic apple pie. Seriously, I like apple pie so much that I served it at my wedding. However, I’m happy to say that today’s Edible Obsession has had me reconsidering my old ways with some new autumn tastes. I want to thank our LaurenConrad.com baker, Lauren Lowstan, for introducing me to those sweet chopped pears wrapped in pastry dough. Talk about a dessert! I’m happy to say that they’re just as delicious as they are pretty.

Will you be whipping up these pretty little pears?
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13. Enjoy!

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray the paper with baking spray.

12. Bake in your preheated oven for about 15 minutes. Check to see if the edges of the pastry are a nice golden brown and the juices in the pear are currently starting to bubble. If not, bake. Be careful because the edges of the pastry can burn easily at such a temperature. (Don’t worry if the sugar in the pears starts to trickle down, caramelize and burn onto the parchment. It may make the bottoms of your pastry a little dark, but it’s bound to happen at such a high temp!)

XO Lauren

8. In a small bowl, whisk the egg and water until foamy. Lightly brush the tops of each puff pastry piece.

Instructions:
10. Place the pears cut side down.

11. Sprinkle the border of the puff pastry with the coconut/turbinado sugar. This gives a brown crunch to the edges to it.
9. In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle both sides of each pear half with the cinnamon sugar mix.

How cute would these sliced pears appear adorning every plate on Thanksgiving?

4. Cut each pear in half and scoop out the seeds. Set the halves.

6. Place one half of a pear and draw an outline with a paring knife. I made mine about 1/4-inch bigger than the pear itself.

Entertaining season is officially upon us. For some that means planning an elaborate menu for a dinner party, hosting Thanksgiving at your house for the first time, or looking for the recipe to bring to a Friendsgiving potluck. I don’t know about you, but I think that the holiday season brings out the best bakers and cooks in all of us (even if you’re an amateur). I’m always willing to try out new recipes while incorporating some of my traditional favorites into the mix also.

Source: CelebrityChefs