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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a big skillet melt the butter over high heat; add in pears; cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden around the edges, about 5 minutes. | 2. Add in brown sugar, lemon juice, and the brandy; cook until the pears are tender and the liquid in the skillet has reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 4-5 minutes. | 3. Stir in vanilla. | 4. Spread the diced pears on a baking sheet and let cool, about 25 minutes. | 5. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 of the puff pastry sheets to a 9 x 14 inch rectangle. | 6. Using a plate as a template, carefully cut out two 7 inch rounds. | 7. Transfer the rounds to a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper; repeat with the second puff pastry sheet. | 8. Spoon ¼ of the filling over half of a pastry round, leaving a ½ inch border at the edge. | 9. Brush the border lightly with the egg white wash. | 10. Fold the top half of the round over and press the edges together firmly to seal. | 11. Repeat with the remaining pear filling and pastry rounds. | 12. Refrigerate the hand pies for 30 minutes; reserve the remaining egg-white wash. | 13. Preheat oven to 425°. Brush the tops of the hand pies lightly with the remaining egg white wash; sprinkle the tops all over with the sugar. | 14. Bake the hand pies for 15 minutes in the middle of the oven, then decrease oven temperature to 400° and bake pies for about 14-17 minutes, until they are a deep golden brown color. | 15. Let the pies cool for 20 minutes; serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	2 -3	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bartlett pear	2 1/2		ripe peeled cored cut	330.5847	78.7631	2.0465	0.8396
dark brown sugar	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
brandy	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
puff pastry	1	package	thawed frozen	-	-	-	-
egg white	2		beaten	34.32	0.4818	7.194	0.1122
cold water	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
vanilla ice cream	1			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.