Herbed Olive & Pear Crinkle Cake
Herbed Olive & Pear Crinkle Cake — featuring layers of crisp and flaky phyllo pastry, cheese, sweet peppers, and sliced pear, this is a stunning sweet-savory entrée! Drizzle with honey and topped with olives, orange zest, and mint, this crinkle cake is bright and refreshing while still being so satisfying!
Ingredients
Crinkle Pie:
- 1 box phyllo dough sheets
- 15 1" square thin slices of brie cheese , or any cheese of your choice
- 1/2 green pear , thinly sliced
- 1/2 red pear , thinly sliced
- 3 sweet peppers , thinly sliced
- 1 jalapenos , thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup butter , melted
- 3 tbsp honey , adjust to your preference
Cream Sauce:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic , finely minced
- 2 tsp cornstarch , mixed with 1 tbsp milk
Garnish:
- orange zest
- lemon zest
- olives , finely chopped
- parsley , finely chopped
- fresh mint , finely chopped
- roasted pistachios , finely chopped
Instructions
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Thaw you phyllo pastry sheets as per package instructions.
Cream Sauce:
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In a pan on medium heat, add heavy cream, milk, all the spices, and garlic. Then add in your corn starch slurry (cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp milk). Keep stirring continuously to avoid forming lumps until it comes to a boil. Let it simmer for 5 more minutes and then switch of the gas when it comes to a maple syrup consistency. Keep it aside.
Crinkle Pie:
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Pre heat your oven to 350℉/180℃.
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Grease your baking dish with butter.
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Lay a sheet of fill pastry on your counter with the short side facing you. Fold it using your fingers back and forth in an accordion style. Place it in your baking dish. Repeat until all the phyllo sheets are used and the pan is full. I used around 20 phyllo sheets tightly packed.
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Bake it for 10 minutes at 350℉/180℃.
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Remove the baking dish from the oven and arrange sliced brie cheese, red and green pears, sweet peppers, and jalapenos in between the pastry folds.
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Now, drizzle butter on the top, followed by cream sauce on top.
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Bake it for 20-25 minutes at 350℉/180℃ until golden brown.
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Take it out from the oven and drizzle honey on top. Then sprinkle orange zest and lemon zest.
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Garnish with olives, mint, parsley and roasted pistachios, drizzle more honey , and your Herbed Olive Pear Crinkle Cake is ready! Enjoy!