Poached Pear Galettes

Name: Poached Pear Galettes
Ingredients: 3 pears,; 2 cups of raspberry/cranberry juice,; 1/4 cup of ribena syrup,; 2tablespoons of castor sugar,; 1/2 cinnamon stick,; 1 1/2 sheets of frozen puff pastry,thawed; 1 teaspoon of arrowroot; ice cream to serve

8 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

3 pears,
2 cups of raspberry/cranberry juice,
1/4 cup of ribena syrup,
2tablespoons of castor sugar,
1/2 cinnamon stick,
1 1/2 sheets of frozen puff pastry,thawed
1 teaspoon of arrowroot
ice cream to serve

Directions

1

Peel the pears, leaving the stems in place, cut in half lengthways and remove cores. Combine juice, syrup, sugar and cinnamon stick in a small saucepan, stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved. Add pears ans simmer covered for 15 minutes or until tender, turning once during poaching. Cool the pears in the syrup, and discard the cinnamon.Place the pears on a chopping board cut side down, cut each pear in half lengthways on a slight angle into 6 even slices, leaving the stem still attached. Using an 11cm cutter, cut 6 rounds of pastry and place onto a greased tray, place the pear on top of the pastry, cook at 200 degrees for 10 mins or until pastry is lightly browned. Pour reserved syrup into a pan and stir in arrowroot over medium heat until it starts to boil.
2

Serve warm or cold with ice-cream and drizzle syrup over the pears.