Pear and Sour Cherry Flat Pie

Name: Pear and Sour Cherry Flat Pie
Yield: serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: All-purpose flour, for dusting; 1 box store-bought puff pastry, preferably all butter, thawed, or 1/4 recipe Puff Pastry (page 334); 2 medium ripe, firm Bartlett pears (about 1 pound 2 ounces), peeled, halved, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch slices; 1/2 cup (about 2 ounces) dried sour cherries; 1/3 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1/8 teaspoon five-spice powder; 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash

January 24, 2012

A mixture of sweet Bartlett pears and sour cherries fills sheets of flaky puff pastry. Traces of ground black pepper and five-spice powder (a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, star anise, and Szechuan pepper used in Chinese cooking) provide exotic notes.

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