Pear Roquefort And Rosemary French Galettes Tartelettes Recipes

CARAMELIZED PEAR AND ROQUEFORT TART

Steps:

• To make the crust, put the walnuts in a food processor and pulse until ground. Add the flour, sugar and salt and pulse just to combine. Add the butter and pulse until most of the butter is incorporated into the flour. Add the yolk mixture and pulse until the dough begins to come together. Gather the dough into a ball, flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic. Chill.
• To make the filling, melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add half the pears to the skillet and saute until browned on both sides, about 8 minutes. Remove the pears from the skillet and repeat with the remaining pears. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll out the dough between large sheets of plastic wrap and fit it into a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Cover with parchment paper or aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the paper and weights and bake the crust until it is golden, about 7 minutes more.
• Arrange the pear halves in a circle over the dough, core side down and wider end toward the edge of the pan. Fill in the center with more pears. Crumble the cheese over and around the pears.
• Whisk together the half-and- half, sugar, egg yolks and flour. Pour over the pears. Bake until the custard is set, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, simmer the port in a small saucepan until it is reduced to a syrup. While the tart is still warm and just before serving, brush the port over the pears. Cut into wedges and serve.

PEAR, ROQUEFORT AND ROSEMARY FRENCH GALETTES - TARTELETTES

Steps:

• Put the blue cheese into a bowl and lightly crush or mash it. Add the whisked egg whites and the creme fraiche.
• Add salt and black pepper to taste and mix it to a coarse paste.
• Set aside and then chill it.
• Roll out the pre-prepared shortcrust or puff pastry. Using a plain or fluted 5" cutter, cut out four circles.
• Put them on a lightly greased baking sheet and prick them all over with a fork.
• Carefully spread the chilled blue cheese mixture all over them, leaving a border of about 1/2" to 3/4".Then sprinkle them with the finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves & store in the fridge.
• Pre-heat the oven to 220C/400F/Gas 6.
• Melt the butter in a shallow large pan & then add the pear slices, and about 3-4 tablespoons of water.
• Cook gently for about 6-8 minutes until the pears are tender but still holding their shape. Allow to cool.
• Arrange the pears over the chilled galettes in neatly overlapping circles and brush with a little melted butter.
• Sprinkle over the cumin seeds and a few extra rosemary leaves, season with salt and pepper and bring the edges of the pastry up and over the edge of the pears, to form a loose crust.
• Brush the tops of the galettes & the pastry with the beaten egg yolks & milk mixture.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool the galettes slightly before serving with salads, pickles or chutney.