Toffee Pear Galettes

Toffee Pear Galettes
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 ripe pears, peeled
1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry, cut into 4 circles
2 tablespoons Dulce de Leche or other thick toffee sauce
1 egg white, whisked lightly to glaze
Crème fraiche to serve
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C / fan 180C / Gas 6.
- Halve and core the pears, slice down lengthways leaving them joined at the stalk end.
- Lay the pastry circles on a baking sheet. Score a border around the centre of each circle to create a frame.
- Put ½ spoonful of dulce de leche in the centre of each circle and fan a pear out on top.
- Glaze the edges then bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until puffed up and golden.
- Serve with a dollop of crème fraiche.