Pear Napoleons with Ginger Pastry Cream

Name: Pear Napoleons with Ginger Pastry Cream
Ingredients: 8 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and sliced ⅓ inch thick; 3 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1 recipe Puff Pastry; 1 recipe Ginger Pastry Cream; 2 tablespoons brandy; Pinch salt; ⅓ cup sugar; ½ tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

The perfume of ripe pears is universally cherished and combines well with the spicy scent and bite of fresh ginger.

Ingredients

8 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and sliced ⅓ inch thick
⅓ cup sugar

Dessert
Pastry
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

On a lightly floured board, roll the puff pastry 1/16 inch thick (rolling and cutting tips). Dock the puff pastry. Cut it into 12 pieces, each 4 by 5 inches. Freeze the pastry for at least 1 hour.

Put the pears, sugar, lemon juice, brandy, and salt in a