Petite Pear Purses

Name: Petite Pear Purses
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 55 grams packed brown sugar; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 Tbsp light corn syrup; 80 grams finely chopped dried pineapple; 1 egg, beaten; 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 Tbsps heavy whipping cream; 161 grams chopped peeled ripe pear; 490 grams package frozen puff pastry, thawed; 1 Tbsp sugar

The recipe Petite Pear Purses can be made in about 55 minutes. For 98 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 8. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 496 calories, 6g of protein, and 28g of fat per serving. This recipe from Taste of Home requires brown sugar, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and heavy whipping cream. Humble Pear Crumble, Apple, Cherry, Pear and Almond Breakfast Muffins, and Arugulan and Pear Salad With Toasted Walnuts are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

In a small heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter, cream and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir 1 minute; set aside.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Butter

Cream

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine pear, pineapple, sugar, flour, ginger and cinnamon; stir in caramel mixture.

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Pineapple

Cinnamon

Caramel

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Pear

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Bowl

Oven

On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Roll each sheet into a 13x12-in. rectangle. Trim two 1/2-in. strips from a long side of each rectangle.

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Roll

Cut each strip in half widthwise; set aside.

Cut each pastry sheet into four squares; transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Spoon 2 tablespoons pear mixture into the center of each square. Bring two diagonal corners of pastry over filling and pinch together at point. Repeat with remaining two corners; then twist points together to form a purse.

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Pear

Roll pastry strips into ropes; wrap loosely around the neck of each purse, twisting to secure.

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Roll

Wrap