Blue cheese blinis with bacon & pear

method

Preheat oven to 200°C fan-bake.

Peel the pear & cut in half. Remove the core & stringy section & cut into slices.

Put the sugar, water & cinnamon stick into a small saucepan & simmer the pear until soft. Remove the pear & cool.

Put the bacon on a tray, in-between baking paper & place another tray on top. This weighs down & flattens the bacon as it cooks. Place in the pre-heated oven, check every few minutes & bake until crispy. Remove from the oven.

Toast the walnuts by putting in the oven for 2 minutes, be careful not to overcook.

Mix the cheeses together so they are soft.

Whip the cream & fold 1/3 at a time into the soft cheese mix & spoon into a piping bag.

Cut the bacon into small strips & julienne the red capsicum.

Place the blinis on a tray & pipe the cheese mixture onto each blini. Arrange a small piece of pear, capsicum, chive & bacon on top. Grate the walnuts & sprinkle a little on top of each blini. Place onto a plate & serve.