Dor Blue Cheese and Pear Pie: Step-by-Step Recipe

French tart - tasty and easy to prepare open pie with cheese and pearThe classic recipe for this tart was created by a chef at the Hotel Tatin in the second half of the 19th century. This is why these pies are also called "Tarte Tatin" and are prepared with a wide variety of fillings. Today, we'll prepare a classic recipe with pear and Dor Blue cheese.

Cheese and Pear Pie: A Step-by-Step Classic Recipe

Nutritional value per serving

226.4 kcal

Proteins: 5.2 g
Fats: 11.9 g
Carbohydrates: 25.8 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 30 min
Time in the kitchen: 30 min
Complexity:

A simple recipe.
Number of servings: 4

A tart that combines sweet pear and noble Dor Blue cheese is the hallmark of France.

In the homeland, this dish is prepared on the basis of shortbread, puff pastry, or yeast dough. The filling can also be very varied. Cheese tart is made with cottage cheese, soft cream cheese, or ricotta, as well as various hard or semi-hard cheeses. Depending on the filling chosen, the pie can be:

sweet – then apples, pears or various berries are added to it;
salty – then the recipe uses salty cheeses in combination with greens (most often spinach).

We'll make a quick, sweet French cheese and pear pie using ready-made puff pastry, which you can easily buy at any supermarket these days.

Recommendations:

pears should be juicy, firm (not soft);
If the pear is not sweet, add more sugar to the recipe;
sugar can also be replaced with honey, it will also be very tasty;
It is better to use fresh rosemary rather than dried (this is a highlight of many French recipes);
Dor Blue cheese can be replaced with another variety, but only with blue (light blue) mold: Gorgonzola, Cabral, Cambozola, Dana Blue, d'Ambert, Bergader, Stilton, Saint-Agur, Parsifal, Bavarian blue cheese, etc. (varieties with white mold are less aromatic and the result will differ from what is expected).

Step-by-step recipe for pear and blue cheese pie

Puff pastry pie with pear and Dor Blue cheese – a simple classic recipe at home

Ingredients

Servings

Puff pastry

250 G
Egg C1

1 pcs
Pear

2 pcs
Dor Blue cheese

70 G
Sugar

1 tbsp
Rosemary (sprig)

1 pcs

Preparation

Step 1

Store-bought frozen puff pastry needs to be defrosted. It's best to refrigerate it beforehand, but if you don't have time for a long, gradual defrosting, proper defrosting No, then just remove the dough from the package and place it on a rolling mat for 15-20 minutes.

Once the pastry sheet is completely defrosted, mark the inside of the pie where the filling will be. To do this, use a knife to make small cuts, leaving a 1-1.5 cm border (as shown in the photo). You don't need to cut all the way through the pastry; just cut halfway through.

Step 2

Cut the pears into thin slices, first cutting them into 4 parts and removing the core and seeds.

Step 3

Place the sliced pear slices tightly onto the dough, covering the entire surface of the pie except for the edges.

Step 4

Cover the pear with sugar.

At this stage, you can also add honey or sprinkle the pear with chopped walnuts if desired. This will also add a delicious touch.

Step 5

On top of the pear, simply crumble medium-sized pieces of blue cheese.

Step 6

Add a little fresh rosemary. It will add incredible flavor to our Dor Blue cheese and pear pie and give it a truly French flair.

Step 7

The edges of the dough can be coated with beaten egg yolk, then they will acquire a beautiful golden hue when baked.

Step 8

Bake the puff pastry pie with cheese in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 180℃.

Baking times are given for a traditional oven with top and bottom heat, without convection. Depending on the specifics of your oven, the cooking time may be slightly longer or shorter, so keep an eye on the cooking process the first time.

This fragrant, delicious, and beautiful puff pastry pie with pears will please you even more than a cake, because it only takes 30 minutes to prepare.

We also suggest you try making a delicious Camembert cheese pie on puff pastry, following the detailed step-by-step recipe provided in the video:

No less original are these "open puff pastries" with Brie cheese and sweet pear; the recipe is detailed in this video:

There are also other cheese pie recipes that are no longer considered French cuisine:

Georgian open pie with suluguni cheese;
American pie with cheese, apples and pumpkin;
cheesecakes;
cottage cheese and banana pie and others.

Another original idea for those without an oven is a simple and inexpensive pear pie made in a frying pan. The recipe doesn't include any expensive cheeses, but rather just uses regular sour cream to mix the dough:

As you can see, making a delicious cheese and pear dessert is very simple, and the variety of classic and alternative recipes provides ample scope for creativity.

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