Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
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Baking Paper
Baking Sheet
Oven
2
In a medium bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, flour, 1 egg and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer until well blended and smooth. Set aside.
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Cream Cheese
Vanilla
All Purpose Flour
Sugar
Egg
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Hand Mixer
Bowl
3
Divide each package of almond paste into 4 equal portions. On a floured work surface roll each portion into a 6-inch round, about 1/8-inch thick. Put 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling into the center of each round.
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Almond Paste
Cream Cheese
Roll
4
Spread the filling out in an even layer, about 1/2-inch from the edge of the round.
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Spread
5
Quarter each pear and remove the core.
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Pear
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Cut each quarter into 5 slices. Fan out 5 of the pear slices on top of the filling in the center of 1 of the rounds. Gently fold the edge of the almond paste round over the edge of the filling.
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Almond Paste
Pear
7
Transfer to the prepared baking sheets and repeat with the remaining almond rounds, filling and pears.
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Almonds
Pear
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Baking Sheet
8
Whisk together the remaining egg and 1 tablespoon of water in a small bowl until well blended. Using a pastry brush lightly brush each crostata with the egg wash and sprinkle each with the raw sugar.
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Raw Sugar
Water
Egg
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Pastry Brush
Whisk
Bowl
9
Put the baking sheets into the oven and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
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Baking Sheet
Oven
10
Remove from the oven and cool.
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Oven
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Serve each crostata on individual plates with a small scoop of ice cream and garnished with sliced almonds and mint.