Roasted Pear Tart with Almond Pie Crust
Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · TasteThis sweet dessert recipe combines some of the best local ingredients from Provence—almonds and seasonal pears. Gilles at Provence Gourmet brings Perfectly Provence readers his pear tart recipe. It is easy to make and will definitely have your guests raving about your baking skills.
Roasted Pear Tart with Almond Pie Crust
This dessert, made with pears and almond flour, is perfect for an autumn dinner party.
Equipment
- 1 tart pan with removable bottom (10-inch) Removable bottom
Ingredients
- 5 pears a seasonal variety
- 1 (250g) cup white flour
- 1/2 (150g) cup unsalted butter plus a little extra
- 2 large eggs fresh
- 1/4 (50g) cup almond flour
- 1/2 (150g) cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 (20cl) cup heavy cream (35%)
- 1/2 lemon for zest
- pinch salt
Instructions
Prepare the Pie Crust
- Mix together in a bowl 1/2 cup of butter, 1 egg, the almond flour, 1/3 of the sugar, the lemon zest and salt.
- Add the flour and mix by hand briefly, until well blended.
- Make a sphere out of the dough and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
Prepare the Pears
- Peel the pears and scoop out the center part.
- Cut the pears in slices of about a 1/4 inch (½ cm).
- Brown the pears on the stove top in a heavy pan with two tablespoons of butter.
- Stir softly, but steadily and add 1/3 of the sugar part-way through cooking. The cooking time will depend the variety of pear that you selected.
- Check cooking status with a sharp knife - the slices should be soft. Remove from the heat.
Prepare the Tart
- Spread your dough in your baking tin with your fingers, and place the dish in a hot oven for 10 minutes at a temperature of 350F° (180C°).
- Remove from the oven and arrange the pear slices on top of the dough.
- In a bowl, whisk together 1 egg, the cream and the balance of the sugar.
- Pour this mixture over the pears and put your pan in a hot oven for 30 minutes at the same temperature.
- Take out of the oven and let the tart cool, before serving with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
Note: To make serving easier you want to use a pie pan that has removable sides.
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