Gorgonzola tartlet with pear

Name: Gorgonzola tartlet with pear
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 125 g + some flour; 75 g cold butter/margarine; 1 Egg yolk (Gr. M); 1/4 TEASPOON salt, 1 pinch of sugar; 1/2 TEASPOON gem. caraway; 7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs; 250 g Gorgonzola cheese; 200 g Sour cream or crème fraîche, pepper; 4 Baby pears or 4 pear halves + 2 tablespoons pear juice (tin)

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
60 mins

TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8

125 g + some flour
75 g cold butter/margarine
1 Egg yolk (Gr. M)
1/4 TEASPOON salt, 1 pinch of sugar
1/2 TEASPOON gem. caraway
7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs
250 g Gorgonzola cheese
200 g Sour cream or crème fraîche, pepper
4 Baby pears or 4 pear halves + 2 tablespoons pear juice (tin)

Directions

1
Quickly knead 125 g flour, fat in pieces, egg yolk, salt, sugar and caraway into a smooth dough. Chill for about 15 minutes.
2
Grease 8 brioche or tartlet moulds (approx. 5 cm Ø) and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Form the dough into a roll and cut into 8 slices. Roll out each slice to a round shape (approx. 7 cm Ø) with a little flour. Put them into the moulds, press the rim, prick the bottom more often with a fork
3
Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for approx. 15 minutes. Remove from the tins, cool down
4
Cut the cheese into small pieces. Mix with sour cream and pear juice. Season to taste with pepper and salt if necessary. Pour into a piping bag with star-shaped spout and squirt into the tartlets. Cover with pears. Garnish with pink berries and mint