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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> German

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To make filling: Peel, core, and dice pears. | 2. Place large, heavy saucepan over high heat until very hot. | 3. Melt butter and add pears. | 4. Cook 2 minutes more and stir again. | 5. Sprinkle brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt over pears. | 6. Allow sugar to melt, stirring occasionally. | 7. Bring mixture to boil, then remove from heat. | 8. Strain liquid from pears. | 9. Cook liquid over medium-high heat, stirring often, until volume is reduced to about 1/2 cup (will have very syrupy consistency). | 10. Return pears to saucepan, stir to blend, stir in pomegranate seeds. | 11. Cool completely. | 12. Filling can be made up to 1 week ahead and stored in the refrigerator until needed. | 13. To make pastry: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. | 14. Place 1 sheet phyllo on dry, flat surface. | 15. Brush with melted butter, top with next sheet, repeat with a total of 4 sheets. | 16. Return remaining sheets to refrigerator, wrapped in plastic. | 17. Cut pastry in quarters. | 18. Work with 1/4 at a time, leaving others under slightly damp cloth. | 19. Place 1/3 cup filling in center of pastry and form into a square. | 20. Wrap like a package, folding in sides and brushing with melted butter to secure. | 21. Place seam side down on heavy aluminum cookie sheet, brush liberally with butter, and cover with plastic wrap. | 22. Continue making packages until you have used all filling. | 23. Packages can be assembled a day ahead; brush with butter, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. | 24. Bake in preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. | 25. Cool to room temperature. | 26. Garnish: Transfer to work surface. | 27. Dust each package with powered sugar and decorate with gel to resemble a present. | 28. Sprinkle serving plate lightly with colored sugars, then top with decorated package. | 29. Makes 8 to 10 servings. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pear	6		ripe	478.8	127.932	3.0239999999999996	1.176
butter	3	tablespoons		256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
dark brown sugar	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
allspice	1/8	teaspoon		0.6246	0.1713	0.0145	0.0206
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
pomegranate seed	1	cup		-	-	-	-
phyllo dough	8	sheets		454.48	79.952	10.792	9.12
butter	1 1/4	cups	melted	256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
sugar			powdered	-	-	-	-
green crystal sugar			colored	-	-	-	-
red crystal sugar			colored	-	-	-	-
red cake decorating gel	1	package		-	-	-	-

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