Pear and cheese tarts

• servings: 6 items
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

320g pack Tesco Finest all-butter puff pastry, chilled

2 firm, ripe Conference pears, cored and thinly sliced

120g Manchego, rind removed, thinly sliced

7g fresh thyme, leaves picked

2 tbsp clear honey

1 egg, beaten (or a little milk)

Directions

Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Unroll the pastry, then cut into 6 squares. Transfer to a baking tray lined with nonstick baking paper, spacing well apart. Lightly score a 1cm border around each square, then prick the centres all over with a fork. Chill for at least 20 mins, or up to 3 hrs ahead.

Arrange a few pear slices in the centre of each tart, then slot a few slices of Manchego between them. Scatter over the thyme, season, then drizzle each with ½ tsp honey. Lightly brush the borders with beaten egg or milk.

Bake for 15-20 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden and the base is cooked through. Leave to cool for 5 mins, then drizzle each with another ½ tsp honey to serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 359
• Total Fat: 24 g
• Saturated Fat: 14 g
• Total Carbohydrate: 25.8 g carbohydrate
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g fibre
• Total Sugars: 11 g
• Protein: 10.6 g