Pie with pears and cognac

Delicate, fragrant, divine, amazing pie with cognac and pears!

Ingredients

• Flour - 200 g (1.25 cups)
• Butter (room temperature) - 120 g
• Sugar - 160 g (0.75 cups)
• Eggs - 2 pcs.
• Cognac - 50 ml
• Cinnamon - 0.5 tsp
• Baking powder - 1 tsp
• Lemon - 0.5 pcs.
• Ripe pears, large - 2-3 pcs.

Directions

1. In a bowl mix flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
2. Beat the softened butter with a mixer until a white creamy state.
3. Gradually add granulated sugar to the butter and continue to beat until the sugar dissolves.
4. Add the eggs to the butter mixture one at a time, beating each time until smooth.
5. Pour in the cognac and mix the mass until smooth at low speed.
6. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter-cognac mixture, bring to uniformity.
7. Peel the pears, cut into even, beautiful slices and sprinkle with the juice of half a lemon.
8. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease a 22-23 cm diameter mold with butter and cover with parchment.
9. Pour the dough into the mold, decorate with pears on top (press the pears a little into the dough).
10. Bake a pie with pear and cognac at a temperature of 180 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Check the readiness of the cake with a wooden stick (toothpick) - it should be dry.