Name: Pear, Beenleigh Blue & Rosemary Galettes
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon crème fraîche; 2 small egg whites; 250 g (9 oz, generous 1 cup) Beenleigh Blue; 50 g (2 oz, 4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, plus a little melted butter for brushing; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary, plus a few leaves to garnish; 1 quantity of shortcrust pastry; 2 large, ripe but firm pears, peeled, cored & cut into slices 1cm (½ in) thick; Salt & freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 2 egg yolks, beaten with 1 tablespoon milk, to glaze

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler

Published 1997

About

Ripe, sweet pears make an excellent foil for the sharp blue cheese and the aromatic rosemary. As an alternative dish, try replacing the pear and Beenleigh Blue with slices of mozzarella and tomato, top them with a covering of pesto and bake the galettes as usual.

Ingredients

2 small egg whites
250 g (9 oz, generous 1 cup)

Method

Whisk the egg whites until just frothy. Put the cheese in a bowl and crush it lightly with a fork, then add the egg whites and crème fraîche and mix to a coarse paste. Season with salt and pepper, then chill.

Roll out the pastry to about 3 mm (⅛