Pear Galette 香梨挞

When you're running out of time and have no idea what to bake for an afternoon tea, do consider this Pear Galette or Pear Tart.  This is a very simple recipe consisting of some almond meal with some apricot jam as the filling.  Other than pears, you can also replace with apples if you prefer. The sweet aroma of the sliced pear together with the flaky crust are enough to make your family fall in love with this deceptively tasty treat.

Pear Galette

      Ingredients:
      2 sheets Frozen puff pastry (thaw pastry in fridge before use)
      8 tsp apricot jam
      8 tsp almond meal (ground almond)
      2-3 pears, peeled, cored and sliced
      natural raw sugar to sprinkle

      Method:

• Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Cut the pastry into require size and place on the lined baking paper.
• Spread 1 teaspoon of the apricot jam on each square, leaving 1.5 cm border. Sprinkle the ground almond over jam.
• Arrange the sliced pear on the top and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the pastry is puffed and golden. Serve warm.

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香梨挞

      材料：

      2大片 冷冻酥皮 （在冰箱冷藏室下解冻）

      4茶匙 杏脯果酱

      4茶匙 杏仁粉

      2-3个 香梨，去核去皮，切片

      原遮金沙糖适量，撒面用

      做法：

• 预热烤箱至摄氏200度。烤盘上铺纸。
• 将酥皮切成所需要的形状，铺放在烘焙纸上。
• 涂上一茶匙果酱在每一片小酥皮上，周围留出1.5cm的宽度。 然后撒上大约1茶匙杏仁粉在果酱上。
• 铺上香梨片。表面撒上适量的遮糖。烤约20-25分钟或至酥皮整体变金黄色和膨胀便可。

   ** 用杏脯果酱和香梨，配上酥松的挞皮香而不腻，很适合和家人一起享受下午茶。