Crostatas are great because you don’t have to worry about a pie shell. You bake them on a cookie sheet and they are wonderfully rustic and delicious. It’s still pretty chilly here, so the fall/winter desserts are still what I’m craving. I love pears with blue cheese, and when it’s still warm, this is a perfect ending to a meal. How can you go wrong combining dessert and cheese course?
Pear and Gorgonzola Crostata
2 pears, sliced
2 tablespooons thyme, minced
juice of half a lemon
1 cup crumbled gorgonzola (the better the cheese, the better the final product)
1/4 cup honey
1 pastry crust (homemade is better but you can use a defrosted frozen one as well)
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons raw sugar or large crystalled sugar
Roll out the pastry dough into a round about 1/4 inch thick or as thinly as you can and still be able to move it around without it falling apart. Transfer to a silpat or parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
Combine the pears, thyme and lemon and allow the lemon to coat the pears so that they don’t brown. Gently add the gorgonzola and the honey, reserving a couple pieces of gorgonzola for the top. Stir just to combine, you don’t want to break up the pieces of cheese. Pour the mixture into the center of the dough and place the extra pieces of cheese on top. Fold up the edges of the dough making sure you don’t break holes in the sides.
Brush the edges of the crust with the egg wash and sprinkle the sugar on top.
Bake for 40-50 minutes at 375 degrees until it gets golden brown and delicious-looking! Let it cool a bit before cutting.
This looks delicious! Love the combination of pears and gorgonzola.
Reblogged this on Joy Held's Writer Wellness and commented:
Can’t wait to try this!
I don’t think I would call it dessert. I might call it dinner though.
Reblogged this on Seattle Foodshed and commented:
It’s never too early to start thinking about dessert. What are you making tonight? May we recommend a pear and gorgonzola crostata??
Looks delicious!
I love crostatas, but don’t make them very often. I need to change that – starting with this one!!
Simple beautiful, I love to make a crostata or galette instead of traditional pies, they are so wonderful. Must say, your pie crust looks amazing! Pear and gorgonzola are wonderful, and the thyme is perfect with them.
Looks great! Very tempting.
Looks amazing
Pears and gorganzola…my fave. In a crostata? OK,,,now you’ve done it. All we’re missing is prociutto. Ok, what are the rest of you having?