QUICK PEAR TARTS WITH ICE CREAM

Quick Pear Tarts with Ice Cream image

Provided by Hélène Wagner-Popoff

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 17.3-ounce package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
2 large Bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored, cut lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
4 tablespoons sugar
Vanilla ice cream
Brandy

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll out 1 pastry sheet on floured work surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 6-inch plate as aid, cut out 2 rounds. Repeat rolling and cutting with second pastry sheet, forming 4 rounds total. Place rounds on heavy large baking sheet, spacing apart. Using 1 pear half for each tart, fan out pear slices in center of each round. Brush tarts with melted butter; sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake until pears are tender and pastry is golden, about 22 minutes. Transfer tarts to plates. Top each with ice cream and drizzle with brandy.