Christmas Star
A star of crispy and golden puff pastry, filled with soft pears, toasted pine nuts, and orange zest that smells like winter. A simple yet spectacular dessert, ideal for bringing an elegant and quick Christmas dessert to the table, perfect to share during the holidays.
Servings: 6 porzioni
Equipment
- 1 oven
- 1 Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 500 gr. Frozen puff pastry (2 sheets)
- 500 gr. Pears
- 70 gr. Toasted pine nuts
- 20 gr. Butter
- 2 slice Bread slices (crushed)
- 1 tablespoon Granulated sugar
- 1 pcs Orange
Instructions
- While the puff pastry thaws, peel the pears, remove the core, and cut into dice.
- Sauté them in melted butter with a little sugar.
- Turn off the heat and add the grated orange zest, bread crumbs, and pine nuts.
- Roll out a sheet to a thickness of three millimeters, then cut out a star with a knife.
- Pull the other sheet, place the star just made on top, and cut out another slightly larger star following the contours.
- Put the smaller star on a buttered baking sheet, brush it with beaten egg, and place the sautéed fruit in the center.
- Cover with the larger star, press firmly along the edges, and seal the cake.
- Brush the entire star with the egg, score it very lightly with a knife, and bake at 220 degrees for about twenty minutes.
- Serve warm, dusted with a little sugar.