Marzipan pie with pears

4 servings

60 minutes

Recipe by Natalia Pushkina, pastry chef of the Grand Hotel Moika 22, St. Petersburg.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 522
• Proteins: 11.1g
• Fats: 39.1g
• Carbohydrates: 34.4g

Ingredients

• Butter: 100 g
• Almond flour: 100 g
• Chicken egg: 120 g
• Sugar: 100 g
• Pears: 200 g
• Orange zest: 4 g
• Almond flakes: 10 g

Cooking steps

1. Prepare all the ingredients.

2. Cut the pear in half, peel it, and remove the core.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pears: 200 g

3. Slice thinly along the entire length.

4. Mix butter and sugar in a mixer or large bowl, add almond flour and stir.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 100 g
   • Sugar: 100 g
   • Almond flour: 100 g

5. Break the eggs into the dough one by one.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 120 g

6. Add citrus zest and mix.

   Required ingredients:

   • Orange zest: 4 g

7. Roll the dough into a ball, place it in a ring or baking dish, and flatten it.

8. Place pear slices on top.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pears: 200 g

9. Sprinkle with almond petals.

   Required ingredients:

   • Almond flakes: 10 g

10. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 30 minutes.