Filo pear and honey tarts
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These tarts are a tasty way of adding extra fruit to your family's diet. They are made with filo pastry which contains only half the fat of traditional pastry. Try making them with cooked apples, apricots or a ready-made fruit compote.
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 conference pears, peeled, cored and cut into slices
- 4tbsp clear honey
- 1 strip of orange peel
- 1 strip of lemon peel
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 3tbsp water
- 4 sheets of filo pastry (approx 30cm x 30cm)
- 2tbsp (30g) melted butter
- Icing sugar for dusting
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4
Method
- Place the pears, honey, orange and lemon peel, lemon juice and water in a large pan and bring to the boil. Lower the heat, cover with a lid and cook gently for 5-7 mins, stirring occasionally, until the pears are soft. Allow to cool.
- Lay the sheets of filo pastry on the work surface and brush lightly with butter. Cut into 16 x 15cm squares, reserving the trimmings.
- Take one of the squares and place another square over the top at an angle to make a star shape. Repeat with 2 more squares of pastry. Gently press into a muffin tin. Repeat with the remaining pastry until you have 4 pastry cases.
- Fill each case with the pear mixture, then brush the trimmings with butter, scrunch them up and place on top of the tarts. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown. Serve each tart dusted with icing sugar, and with a scoop of ice cream.
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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