Dear Readers,
Do you think I should change the “Dear Readers” to something like “Hello My Cooking Friends”?
Today I made Pear tarts with Homemade cranberry jelly. This is the Recipe.
Homemade cranberry Jelly:
1/2 cup dried Cranberries
2 tsp water, 3 tbsp, 1/2 cup also (later)
2 tbsp butter then 1 more
1 tbsp brown sugar (more if needed)
2 tsp cornstarch, then 2 tsp more
To Do:
Put the cranberries and the water in a saucepan on medium low, when it starts to bubble (slightly) turn down to low and add butter, when the butter is melted add the sugar. Let the mixture simmer at medium low then stir (with a wooden spoon), keep stirring and add water. Put 2 tablespoon of the mixture in a glass bowl and add the corn starch to the mixture in the glass bowl, stir it with a fork. Add the corn starch mixture back to the pan and stir until it becomes glossy then add the 1/2 cup water then stir. Put 3 tablespoons of the mixture in the glass bowl and stir in the 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Add that cornstarch mixture to the pan and stir then let it sit on low until glossy. Put the jelly in a glass jar and cover in plastic rap.
Pear tart:
Puff pastry Shells (store bought or homemade, I used store bought) (you should also have six).
2 red bartlett pears
Sprinkle of light brown sugar for a garnish
To Do:
Roll out Puff Pastry on a floured surface.
Cut the pears in a thin (*but not to thin*) and put in a bowl for later.
1 egg
1 tsp water
Putting it all together:
Set the oven at 350.
Spread the Jelly on the puff pastry and put the pears on it in any kind of design you want. Sprinkle a pinch of the brown sugar on the tart. Mix the egg and water in a small bowl to make egg wash. Spread the egg wash on the sides of the tart to make it golden when it comes out of the oven. Put the tart in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden.
If you want you can make a creamy topping for another layer of texture and flavor.
1/2 cup cream cheese
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp half and half
To Do:
Whip the cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and stir, whip in the half and half.
Here is how mine turned out
I took a bite, I coudn't resistHere it is Hot out of the oven (so I coudn't take a bite)
I got inspired to make this by a commercial on Disney Channel, it was like mine, but she used peach’s not pears and used raspberry jelly not cranberry. I got the idea because my mom wanted me to make something with pears and cranberries because she said that she saw that they go together very well on a TV show. So I put then together and vwola!
The other book is “Cupcake Diaries”:
