Rustic Cranberry-pear Galette

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, plus
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 cups bartlett pears, peeled & cored, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 refrigerated pie crust, room temperature
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f. coat pizza pan or baking sheet with nontstick cooking spray, then set aside.
• 2 set aside 1 teaspoon sugar, then, in a medium bowl, combine remaining sugar, cornstarch & cinnamon, blending well.
• 3 add pears, cranberries & vanilla extract & toss to coat.
• 4 remove crust from pouch, then unfold it, remove plastic sheets & place it on the prepared baking sheet.
• 5 spoon pear mixture in center of crust to within 2 inches of the edge.
• 6 fold edge of crust 2 inches over pear mixture & crimp slightly.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine egg white & water & whisk until well blended.
• 8 brush egg wash outer edges of pie crust & sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon of sugar.
• 9 bake 25 minutes or until pears are tender & crust is golden brown. if edges brown too quickly, covere with foil after 15 minutes of baking.
• 10 cool on wire rack at least 30 minutes.