Recipe: Pear And Cranberry Lattice

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This is a great throw together dessert for the family or even unexpected guests. There are a few little tricks to make it super easy but tasting and looking fantastic!

Ingredients

1 knob butter
4 large pears
60 g castor sugar
1 handful sultanas
2 tbsp custard powder
2 tbsp white breadcrumbs
2 tbsp ground almonds
2 tbsp caster sugar
320 g ready to roll puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
4 dollops cranberry sauce
1 handful brown sugar

Step 1

Preheat The Oven

Preheat the oven to 200°C.

Step 2

Dice The Pear

Peel, core and dice the pears into bite-sized chunks.

Step 3

Cook The Fruit

Melt the knob of butter in a pan, add the pears and a splash of water then cook for a few minutes with the sugar and sultanas. Sprinkle over the custard powder, allow to bubble and thicken for a minute, then take off the heat and leave to cool.

Step 4

Lay Out The Pastry

Mix the breadcrumbs, ground almonds and sugar in a bowl. Unroll the puff pastry and cut the sheet in half to give you two equal pieces. Slice one of the pieces into 6 or 7 equally sized strips. Score a border gently around the edge of the other sheet, 2cm in from each side.

Step 5

Add The Filling

Scatter the breadcrumb and sugar mix into the centre square and spread into a thin layer, right to the edge. Spoon on the pear mixture, followed by small dollops of cranberry sauce.

Step 6

Weave The Pastry Lattice

Brush some of the beaten egg onto the outside border. Lay three strips of each pastry horizontally and 3 vertically so that they are evenly spaced out and (although optional) interwoven. Seal the strips on to the border edges with the beaten egg and brush the top of all strips with more egg.