The savory pie with stracchino cheese and pears is a very easy rustic dish to prepare, perfect to serve for buffets, appetizers and starters. This savory pie pairs perfectly with both fish and meat menus! Easy and tasty savory pie, perfect for a dinner with friends; you can also prepare it in advance, slice it cold, and heat it up when serving! This is grandma’s favorite savory pie with pears and stracchino, a perfect combination!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: One pie
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients for the savory pie with stracchino cheese and pears
- 1 sheet puff pastry (round)
- 6.3 oz stracchino cheese
- 3 Williams pears
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1.8 oz pecan nuts (more flavorful than regular walnuts)
- 1 pinch fine salt
- to taste mixed peppercorns (generously ground fresh)
Useful tools for making the recipe
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Bowl
- Fork
- Spoon
- Tart Pan
- Paper Towels
- Plate
- Pastry Wheel
Preparation of savory pie with stracchino cheese and pears
Pour the stracchino cheese, oil, milk, salt, and pepper (generously) into a bowl, mix well with a spoon until you get a smooth and very soft mixture.
Unroll the puff pastry and lay it in the tart pan, using a pastry wheel, remove 0.4 inches from the border and set aside for later, prick the bottom with a fork.
Pour the stracchino mixture inside and smooth it out well with the back of a spoon.
Wash and dry the pears well, slice them into thin slices removing the waste parts, lay the pear slices on top of the stracchino, and sprinkle with pecans.
Use the border removed earlier to form the tart strips, then close the border by folding it over itself.
Preheat the oven to 428°F and once it reaches the temperature, bake the savory pie, bake for 30 minutes (check towards the end of cooking because every oven is different), at the end of cooking the savory pie with stracchino and pears should be nicely golden.
Once cooked, remove from the oven and let it cool slightly, transfer it to a serving plate and serve!
Tips
You can pair this savory pie with smoked salmon or speck.
You can simply add a drizzle of honey.
You can replace pecans with regular walnuts.
You can also add 1.4 oz of gorgonzola to the stracchino.
