Baking with pears: the nuances of making tender dough and juicy filling

Not sure how to decorate the table for a family tea party, gathering with friends, or for the arrival of guests? Baking with pears, one of your favorite cold-weather treats, will help. Extremely tender dough combined with sweet and sour filling is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent.

The FoodOboz editorial team, based on expert advice, will tell you how to make delicious pear pies.

Food blogger katja_koval1 shared a recipe for a sponge cake with pears. It was posted on Instagram.

Ingredients:

• Pear - 3 pcs.
• Flour - 150 g
• Vanilla sugar - 10 g
• Eggs - 3 pcs
• Sugar - 75 g
• Butter - 50 g
• Zest - 1\2 lemon
• Baking powder - 1 tsp.

Method of preparation:

1. Beat the eggs until a thick foam.

2. Gradually add the sugar, vanilla sugar, and lemon zest while continuing to beat.

3. Add the sifted flour and baking powder. Mix until smooth.

4. Add the butter at room temperature.

5. Peel the pears, core them, and cut them into slices.

6. Grease a baking dish with oil, pour the batter, and put the pears on top.

7. Bake at 180 degrees for 35 minutes.

For those who like unusual combinations, food blogger kristina_buleziuk shared a recipe for biscuits with pear and Dorblu cheese. It was posted on Instagram.

Ingredients:

For the dough:

• Flour - 170 g
• Butter - 70 g
• Eggs - 1 pc
• Yolk - 1 pc
• Salt - a pinch

For the filling:

• Pear - 0.5 kg
• Dorblu cheese - 100 g
• Walnuts - 30 g
• Honey - 30 g
• Nutmeg - g

Method of preparation:

1. Rub the butter into the flour. Stir the mixture until crumbly.

2. Add the egg and salt. Knead the dough. If it is too stiff, you can add a little cold water. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

3. Meanwhile, peel and chop the pears, cut the cheese, and chop the nuts.

4. Roll out the dough and smooth the sides.

5. Put pears, cheese, and nuts in the middle. Drizzle with honey at the end.

6. Fold the sides and brush them with egg yolk.

7. Bake at 190 degrees for 20 minutes.