The moreish morsels : Cheesy pear puff pastries

Serves 4

• 30g unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary
• 50g soffritto
• 320g all-butter puff pastry
• 100g mascarpone cheese
• 1 lemon
• 0.5 tsp black pepper

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas mark 5.

Step 2
Wash and dry the pear before peeling and cutting it into 5mm-thick slices.

Step 3
Melt the butter with the sugar and half the rosemary in a pan.

Step 4
Brown the slices of pear for around 5 minutes.

Step 5
Heat the soffritto in a second pan at low heat for 2 minutes only.

Step 6
Using a regular mug as a guide, cut the puff pastry into circles and put ½ tsp soffritto and one slice of pear on top of each.

Step 7
Bake on a tray in the oven for 10 minutes.

Step 8
Take it out for a minute to distribute the cheese and add a pinch of lemon zest on each of the morsels, then cook for another 4-5 minutes.

Step 9
Allow to cool a little, then garnish with pepper and the remaining rosemary.