Honeyed
Pears Puff Pastry Recipe
Ingredients
:
4
small pears
4
cups water
2
cups sugar
1
cup honey
1
small lemon, halved
3
cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
6
to 8 whole cloves
1
vanilla bean
1
sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1
large egg, lightly beaten
How
To Make Honeyed Pears Puff Pastry :
Core
pears from bottom, leaving stems intact. Peel pears; cut 1/4 in. from the
bottom of each to level if necessary.
In
a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, honey, lemon halves, cinnamon and
cloves. Split vanilla bean and scrape seeds; add bean and seeds to sugar
mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; place pears on their sides in saucepan
and poach, uncovered, until almost tender, basting occasionally with poaching
liquid, 16-20 minutes.
Remove
pears with a slotted spoon; cool slightly. Strain and reserve 1-1/2 cups
poaching liquid; set aside.
Preheat
air fryer to 325°. Unfold puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. Cut into
1/2-in.-wide strips. Brush lightly with beaten egg. Starting at the bottom of a
pear, wrap a pastry strip around pear, adding additional strips until pear is
completely wrapped in pastry. Repeat with remaining pears and puff pastry.
Place
pears in a single layer in greased air-fryer basket. Cook until golden brown,
12-15 minutes.
Meanwhile,
bring reserved poaching liquid to a boil; cook until liquid is thick and
syrupy, about 10 minutes. Place pears on dessert plates and drizzle with syrup.
Serve warm.
Test
Kitchen tip :
If
you don’t have an air fryer, you can make this recipe in an oven.
