Story: Ingredient Challenge - Easy Pear Pie
Episode: Episode 9
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane & Scherri-Lee Biggs
Air Date: 3rd April 2022

Ingredients:

• 2-3 sheets Sweet shortcrust pastry.
• 4 pears.

Ingredients for the topping:

• Vanilla bean paste.
• Good quality vanilla ice-cream.
• Caramel sauce.
• Ginger
• 1/4 cup pistachio nuts.

Method:

• Cut the pears in half but keep the stalk on them
• Cut the shortcrust pastry into fours
• Cover the pears with the shortcrust pastry and place them onto the baking tray
• Make little leaves from any leftover pastry and stick them onto the pears
• Place the tray into the oven on 180C for about 20 minutes

For the topping:

• Toast the pistachio nuts in a frypan
• Warm the caramel sauce in a pan and add the vanilla and ginger

To finish off the dish:

• Take the pears out of the oven and place them on plates with the round side down.
• Put a nice vanilla ice-cream on top of the pears and garnish with the nuts
• Drizzle the Ginger Caramel sauce over the pears.