baking for one: pear pie

[kareina]

I just finished reading madbaker's Gooey Apple Pie recipe, and it made me hungry for pie crust dough, but not for anything that complicated, nor that large. So instead I made myself a mini pie: pre-heat oven to 200 C crust: 3 T flour 1 T butter pinch of salt a few drops of water Mix flour, butter, and salt till well combined. Add just enough water to make a dough that holds together without being sticky. filling 1 small ripe pear, chopped (~1/4 cup , and not more than 1/2 cup total) 1 t rosehip flour 1 pinch each of cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg 1/2 t butter Mix the filling ingredients well. Roll out the crust to about 15 cm circumference. Add the filling, fold the top over, and seal the edges like for a pasty. Cut three slits in the top for steam to escape. Bake till the crust is just cooked and filling is warm (10 min? I used the nose alarm, not the clock) While I could have happily eaten the whole thing by myself, David arrived just as it was coming out of the oven, so I shared part of it with him. It was yummy. He thinks that it should either also have a pinch of sugar in the filling, or be eaten with ice cream. However, he didn't think of the latter till we had finished it. I, on the other hand, thought that it was quite perfect as it is, and needed no extra sugar. If you try this at home, please let me know if you did it with, or without sugar, and how you liked it.

Comments

[katerit]

That looks tasty. Rosehip flour in intriguing.

[kareina]

Let me know if you can find it in the states. In Sweden it is called nyponskalsmjöl, which literally translates to rosehip shell flour. One can make it oneself. I found a page (in Swedish) with instructions--just dry the rosehips and run through a blender to pulverise, then sift out the seeds (which I presume is why the name specifies is is from the "skal").

[katerit]

It looks like I can find it online and possibly in health food stores.

[fjorlief]

I love the idea of a mini pie, and will try the idea the next time I have guests... will probably use some of the assorted fruit I have put up in jars in the pantry

[kareina]

I love the difference in the way we approach these thoughts. When I have guests I make a whole pie, as it is easier than making lots of little ones. I make one mini pie when it is just me, and I don't want to eat too much.

[fjorlief]

If I had many guests, then yes, a large pie would indeed be best. If only one or two other people, then a wee pie would mean no leftovers, which is a plus