Pears In Puff Pastry

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Course : Pastries
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

2 medium pears -- halved and cored
1 package puff pastry -- thawed
1 large egg -- slightly beaten for egg wash
1 jar chocolate sauce
 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Using a sharp knife, cut out a pear-shaped piece of dough a little larger than the pear half. Place on butter cookie sheet. Pat pear half dry. Fill cavity of pear with apricot fruit spread. Place pear, cavity side down on puff pastry cut-out. Brush edges of dough with egg. With excess puff pastry dough, cut out a leaf shape. Place it near top of the pear pastry. Brush with egg wash. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle with chocolate sauce. Approximately 10 minutes.