Pears Wrapped in Pastry

Our weather has been a bit fall-like this week. Cool days, cooler nights. With school starting next week, I feel hoodwinked. Summer has evaporated; we blinked and it’s gone. I still want the long, sunny, relaxed days of summer and yet, I also want to start baking with cinnamon and drinking tea. I want to pull out my sweaters and boots. And then I did some reading. I read a recipe about pears wrapped in puff pastry. So, I wrapped pears in puff pastry. I tried a pear wrapped in puff pastry. I liked the pear wrapped in puff pastry. But, then I had to tweak it. I thought I’d like pie crust better. So, I wrapped pears in pie crust. I tried a pear wrapped in pie crust. I liked the pear wrapped in pie crust.

That being said, I would still eat a pear wrapped in puff pastry. :)

For such a simple recipe, I was startled by how yummy roasted pears are wrapped in pastry. The pears, sprinkled in sugar and cinnamon (okay, I coated them), get soft and warm and completely delicious. I used vanilla sugar to add extra yumminess. The pears really don’t need the pastry – they really are amazing – but it’s an extra layer of goodness. I promise. I ate two halves hot from the oven. Then I made homemade whipped cream and ate two more halves. It’s basically fruit so I made a good choice. Haha!