For the preparation of dessert, it is better to take sweeter pears and make the pear layer thinner, otherwise the cake will turn out sugary sweet.
It is necessary
- - 10 pieces. pears (hard);
- - zest and juice of 1 orange;
- - 3 teaspoons of vanilla extract;
- - 1, 5 teaspoons of pectin;
- - 100-110 g of sugar;
- - 1-2 handfuls of almond petals;
- For caramel:
- - 150 g of sugar;
- - 20 g butter;
- For the base cake:
- - 60 g of wheat flour;
- - 60 g almond flour;
- - 60 g butter;
- - 50 g brown sugar;
Instructions
Step 1
Mix 1 teaspoon of pectin with 1 teaspoon of sugar and dissolve in 100 g of water, you should get a dense gel.
Step 2
Make caramel. After melting the sugar in a skillet or saucepan, when the sugar is completely melted, add the butter and stir quickly. Pour the caramel into the mold.
Step 3
Remove the zest from the orange, squeeze the juice. Peel and core the pears. Make a crisscross cut into each of the pears from the bottom.
Step 4
Then bathe them in orange juice to avoid darkening. Coat all the pears with pectin gel. Add orange zest and vanilla extract. Stir well to distribute the zest and vanilla throughout the pears.
Step 5
Place in a pear shape on top of the caramel, cut down. Place in an oven preheated to 170 ° C and bake for 30 minutes. After removing the pears from the oven, press them down with a suitable lid, drain some of the juice into a separate container, and put the pears back in the oven and bake for another 30 minutes.
Step 6
Baked pears, seal well again and press with a lid. In this state, send to the freezer.
Step 7
Prepare the crust. Grate the dough on a coarse grater and put in a mold. Pour almond shavings on top, then again a part of the dough and again shavings. Spread the dough with a knife to warm it up from your hands. Bake for 10 minutes in an oven preheated to 170 ° C.
Step 8
Transfer the hot crust to a platter and top with the pears. To add shine, mix the pectin with the juice that was drained from the pears, boil for 2-3 minutes, cool slightly and pour over the pears.
Step 9
Sprinkle toasted almonds on top of the pie. If desired, you can add a little finely chopped chocolate to the cake, and sprinkle the cake with chocolate chips along with almonds or just chocolate chips on top. You can also make a soft chocolate frosting by mixing 2: 1 cream and chocolate and pour over the cake.
