Pear pie with caramel glaze
Description
Tasty baked goods for the whole family. Making a pear pie with caramel glaze is very simple if you follow the step‑by‑step recipe instructions. Cook with pleasure and delight your relatives and loved ones! To achieve a brighter caramel flavor, you should first roast the sugar until it reaches a light caramel color and only then vigorously stir in the butter. It can be served with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
In the mixing bowl, crack an egg, add a pinch of salt and 50 grams of sugar, and mix.
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Step 3
Add 50 grams of softened butter, beat the mixture.
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Step 4
Add the flour, leavening agent, and mix with the egg‑butter mixture using a silicone spatula.
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Step 5
Continue kneading the dough by hand; the dough becomes soft and elastic.
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Step 6
Prepare a baking pan, line the bottom with parchment paper; no need to grease it, as the dough contains butter.
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Step 7
Spread the dough in the pan, making sufficiently high edges. You can do this by hand, or roll it out with a rolling pin between two layers of plastic wrap and transfer it to the pan. Place the prepared piece in the freezer for 30 minutes.
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Step 8
About 10 minutes before the dough cools, prepare the caramel glaze: place 150 g butter and 90 g sugar in a pan, heat while stirring until the sugar fully dissolves, then add vanilla sugar.
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Step 9
Add the flour to the pan and, keeping the pan over the heat, stir well so that no lumps remain, for about 1 minute.
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Step 10
The caramel for pouring must be hot.
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Step 11
Peel the pears, remove the seeds, and slice them into wedges.
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Step 12
Place the pears in the dish.
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Step 13
Pour the hot liquid caramel over it, place it to bake in the oven at 180 °C for 20 minutes.
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Step 14
While the pie is baking, start preparing Swiss meringue; first, place a saucepan for a water bath on the heat until the water boils. In the mixing bowl, pour in 3 egg whites and add a pinch of salt.
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Step 15
Beat the egg whites with salt until soft peaks form, add the sugar in two batches, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form, and add a pinch of citric acid.
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Step 16
Place the meringue over a water bath and whisk for 2–3 minutes, making sure the bottom does not touch the boiling water. Remove the meringue from the water bath and whisk again for 2–3 minutes.
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Step 17
Take the pie out of the oven, spread the meringue on top with a silicone spatula, use the flat side of the spatula to make small peaks on the meringue, put it back in the oven, lowering the temperature to 150 °C for another 20 minutes, and watch for doneness.
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Step 18
Do not remove the finished pie from the pan immediately; let it cool to room temperature.
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Step 19
Before serving, carefully remove the pie from the pan; it is very tender and delicious, with a thin crust, juicy pear, and delicate meringue—pure bliss!