Toffee pear galettes

Toffee pear galettes

A deceptively easy dessert that is fabulous for dinner parties

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Lay the pastry on a baking sheet. Put ½ spoonful of dulce de leche in the centre of each circle and fan a pear out on top. Glaze the edges then bake for 20-25 minutes or until puffed and golden.
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Know-how

For a crisp base, put the pastry on to a hot baking sheet in the oven

Per serving

259 kcalories, protein 5.2g, carbohydrate 29.6g, fat 14.2 g, saturated fat 5.3g, fibre 1.2g, salt 0.49 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2006.

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  • 11 November 2007

    superjean rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made my own toffee sauce:50g butter, 50g light muscovado, 1-2 spoonfuls honey/maple syrup/golden syrup and 2-3 spoonfuls cream heated together. Cheaper than buying toffee sauce and much nice too. Also worked well with apples.

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  • 25 January 2008

    Chappess rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Very easy and looks great & tastes good, my guests were well impressed!!!

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  • 21 May 2008

    Philippa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I did this a few times as set out in the recipe and even though it always went down well, it was a bit of a faff. I took to making one large tart with sliced apples instead which you can knock up a lot quicker.

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  • 01 March 2009

    Jayne rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to make and looks great. I did'nt find these quite sweet enough for my taste but served with a good quaility vanilla cream or ice cream this is a nice light dessert.

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  • 12 August 2009

    Food Glorious Food rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made it with apples and it was very nice indeed

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  • 20 June 2010

    RichCat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved this. Needed something quick and easy to use up some pears. Thanks to Superjean for her sauce recipe, that was perfect as I couldn't get to the shops. Will be making this more often with other fruits.

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  • 02 October 2010

    jpenn83 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    so easy to prepare and absolutely delicious!

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  • 31 October 2010

    schizofish rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made a large tart with sliced apples and the sauce from superjean. There was plenty of sauce left to pour over and it was lovely.

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  • 30 December 2010

    nikiarden rated this recipe

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  • 01 February 2011

    roadie98 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very easy to follow. Made it as a large tart and was a big hit when I took it to a dinner party.

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  • 22 August 2011

    aniakr rated this recipe

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  • 09 October 2011

    LittleJones rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I made these for a dinner party and found them rather disappointing. They were very easy and looked quite pretty but they were bland and although I put them in for as long as the recipe said, the pear didn't taste cooked enough but I cou;dn't have had them in any longer or the pastry would have burnt. I wouldn't make these again.

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  • 16 October 2011

    cowen84 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    made these with some left over homemade rough puff, and used pre-made sticky toffee sauce. tasted good and looked fantastic but the toffee ended up all over the baking tray so couldnt really taste it. going to try it again tonight but maybe drizzle some toffee over the top just before the end of cooking as well putting some on the base.

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  • 20 October 2011

    Lavender rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious! Thank you, Superjean for the toffee sauce recipe. I made mine with maple syrup and it was very good. I made the recipe with home-made rough-puff pastry, and after baking with the pears, sprinkled a little maple sugar on top. This looked pretty and added a little extra fillip of flavour. Also, I added an artistic dollop of 2% yogurt on the side. Looked very elegant and balanced the sweetness.

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  • 27 January 2012

    MadziaS rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I think five stars is not enough for this ridiculously easy but stunning result recipe. Don't be misled by how simplistic it appears - it is perfect for a dinner party

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  • 11 December 2012

    Kiri rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Surprisingly delicious, especially as its SO simple to make! Went down a storm at dinner party. Sainsburys fresh vanilla cream goes perfectly.

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  • 07 April 2013

    Michele rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was incredibly easy to make and so delicious. I was worried the pear halves wouldn't cook through in the oven so I poached them for 10 minutes in a white wine/water mixture and they were perfect. Also made Superjean's toffee sauce - fabulous - and drizzled some over the finished galettes and vanilla ice cream I served alongside. Great dinner party food, everyone loved them.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet of fresh or frozen ready-rolled puff pastry , cut into 4 circles
  • 2 tbsp dulce de leche (or other toffee sauce - look for Merchant Gourmet Banoffee Toffee near the jam in supermarkets)
  • crème fraîche , to serve
  • 2 small, ripe pears , halved, cored and thinly sliced to make a fan shape (leave joined at the stalk end)
  • 1 egg , whisked to glaze
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Per serving

259 kcalories, protein 5.2g, carbohydrate 29.6g, fat 14.2 g, saturated fat 5.3g, fibre 1.2g, salt 0.49 g

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