Pilgrim’s Recipe

FARRAH LUU
Staff Writer

Quick Pear Tart
Ingredients: 1/4 cup raw sugar, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed 1/2 stick butter, melted 2 cans pear halves, keeping stem end attached, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon together. Lay puff pastry sheet on a work surface brush with melted butter and sprinkle with half the cinnamon sugar.
3. Cut into 6 even pieces. Fan the pear slices over the puff pastry, using 1/2 a pear for each puff pastry square.
4. Sprinkle tops of pear tarts with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake until pastry is golden and cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
5. Remove from tart from oven, sprinkle with cheese and bake until cheese melts.
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Pumpkin Spice Latte
Ingredients: 1 cup milk, 2 tablespoons pure pumpkin puree, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, plus more for sprinkling, 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1/4 cup hot espresso or strong brewed coffee, sweetened whipped cream.

Directions:
1. Combine the milk, pumpkin puree, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla in a medium
2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and vent with a small hole.
3. Microwave for 1 to 2 minutes until the milk is hot .
4. Whisk vigorously until the milk mixture is foamy, about 30 seconds.
5. Pour the espresso or coffee into a large mug and add the foamed milk. Top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.
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