East Pear Cream Cheese Pastries Recipes

PEAR TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Beat butter, sugar and cinnamon until crumbly. Beat in flour and walnuts. Press onto bottom and up sides of a 9-in. fluted tart pan with a removable bottom coated with cooking spray., For filling, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Spread into crust. Arrange pears over top. Mix cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over pears., Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°; bake until filling is set, 15-20 minutes. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

EAST PEAR & CREAM CHEESE PASTRIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, put the cream cheese and butter. Microwave in 30-second increments (it took just under 1 minute for me), until the cream cheese and butter are soft enough to mix with a whisk.Add the powdered sugar, the cinnamon and the almond extract. Whisk until the mixture reaches a smooth consistency.Cut the puff pastry sheet into 4 rectangles (one cut in the middle vertically, one cut in the middle horizontally). Place the rectangles on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Fold in each side of each rectangle to create a little « crust ».Spread the cream cheese evenly on each puff pastry rectangles. Add the cut fruit on top. If using it, sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on top of each pastry.Bake the pastries at 400F for 20 minutes.Optional: If you have any extra cream cheese filling, you can use it to decorate your cooled pastries, "toaster strudel" style.

PEAR TART WITH SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and place a rack in the center of the oven. Spray a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
• Place flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse to blend together. Add butter and pulse until dough just begins to come together.
• Pat the dough onto the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate while making the filling.
• Process cream cheese in the food processor until smooth. Add sugar and mix well. Blend in egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Spread filling over the chilled crust. Arrange pear halves on top.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over pears.
• Bake tart in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake until crust is browned and filling is almost set, 25 to 30 minutes more.
• Cool tart for about 20 minutes on a wire rack. Run a sharp, thin knife around the edges to remove the springform ring. Cool to room temperature before serving.

OLD FASHIONED PEAR SPICE CAKE [WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING]

Steps:

• In the large bowl of an electric mixture, combine sugar, oil, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger salt and flour.
• Mix to blend; then beat at medium-high speed for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Using a rubber spatula, fold pears and nuts into batter.
• Spread in an ungreased 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
• Bake in a 350 oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. (50-55 minutes).
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, prepare Cream Cheese Frosting.
• For frosting:.
• Beat [butter, cream cheese and vanilla] until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar until frosting is of good spreading consistency.
• Spread frosting over cool cake.

CREAM CHEESE PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350^. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. --- Crust: Press and roll cookie dough evenly in pan (I use my rolling pin in the pan to make it even- it is just the right size). Then even out edges with fingertips.
• 2. Pear Mixture: In a large bowl, toss together all pear ingredients until all the pieces of pear are coated. Spread over the crust.
• 3. Filling: In a large bowl ,beat cream cheese and sugar on medium until smooth. Add eggs, flour and cream; beat until combined. Spread over pear mixture; sprinkle with the topping. Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and pears are tender Cool on wire rack. Drizzle with lemon glaze ,if desired.
• 4. Topping: In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients and cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over top. Bake as above.
• 5. Lemon Glaze: 1/2 cup. powdered sugar Lemon juice Combine powdered sugar and enough lemon juice to make a drizzle and serve over Pear Crisp.

SCANDINAVIAN PEAR TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Coat a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a small bowl until crumbly. Beat in flour and almonds. Press over the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tart pan.
• Beat cream cheese in another small bowl until smooth. Beat in sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Spread over the crust. Arrange pear slices over the cream cheese layer.
• Combine sugar, cardamom, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the pears.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until filling is set and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool tart on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing.

JOAN'S PEAR TART

Steps:

• Beat the first 4 ingredients together until well blended and then add the pecans to the mixture and mix well.
• Press into an 11 inch round tart pan (use the one with a removable bottom for best presentation).
• Beat together the cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla for the filling and pour over the crust.
• Arrange the drained pear halves in a pretty design on top and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and then turn the heat down to 400 degrees and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
• Remove side from tart pan to serve.
• Serve warm and if desired garnish with whipped cream.