Cake with caramelized pears and walnuts
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A delicious and original combination of puff pastry and pears cooked in caramel. Simple preparation, a spectacular result
Ingredients for Cake with caramelized pears and walnuts
- Puff pastry - 500 g
- Pear - 5 PCs
- Nuts - 1 tbsp
- Cream - 125 ml
- Brown sugar - 200 g
- Vodka - 50 ml
- Butter - 1 tsp.
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp.
- Cinnamon - 1 piece
- Star anise - 1 piece
- Puff pastry
- Pear
- Nuts
- Cream
- Brown sugar
- Vodka
- Butter
- Lemon juice
- Cinnamon
- Star anise
Step by step instruction of cooking Cake with caramelized pears and walnuts
Шаг 1
Thaw 2 sheets of puff pastry, roll it out (not more than the width of your pan) and cut out two circles
Шаг 2
Fold the circles of dough on top of each other and bake at 220 C 17-18 minutes until it will turn brown. After about 7 minutes I noticed that the dough really rose and put on top of the bars. She equalize the surface of my cakes and not allowed to rise further
Шаг 3
Meanwhile, strong small pears cut into quarters and remove seed pods
Шаг 4
Prepare the caramel. In a saucepan with a thick bottom pour the brown sugar
Шаг 5
Add butter, cinnamon stick, star anise and lemon juice
Шаг 6
Put the saucepan on a medium heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar begins to melt. You can only tilt the pan in different directions. Then reduce the heat to low and keep on heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the caramel will become Golden brown. Pour vodka and allow about a minute to evaporate the alcohol, then add the hot cream
Шаг 7
Put the pears in the caramel and cook them under cover until they are tender, stirring occasionally
Шаг 8
Finished pears should be easy to protectice knife
Шаг 9
On the surface of the cake, slide a knife contour, stepping back from the edge about 1 cm
Шаг 10
Just press in the middle and place the warm pears with caramel. Sprinkle toasted crushed nuts or pumpkin seeds and serve immediately to the table