Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Pear and Aniseed Tartlets Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 4:

• 8 1/2 oz (250g) pie crust dough (refer recipe)

• 3 oz (80g) brown sugar

• 2 level teaspoons of ground aniseed

• 4 pears

• 2 1/3 oz (60g) butter

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Method:

1. Roll out the dough. Using a small plate cut out 4 equal circles about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter.

2. Preheat the oven to 430°F/220°C.

3. Mix the brown sugar with the ground aniseed. Dust the dough circles with half of this mixture.

4. Pull off the stems of the halved pears and discard the cores. Cut each pear into thin slices and arrange them on the pastry circles.

5. Cut 1 1/2 oz (40g) of butter into slices and dot the surface of the tartlets with them. Dust with the remaining brown sugar and aniseed mixture.

6. Arrange the tartlets on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 15 min.

7. Take the tartlets out of the oven and turn out on serving dishes. Serve hot.