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Roasted Pear Tart with Almond Pie Crust

This 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 definitely will have your guests raving about your baking skills.

Roasted Pear Tart with Almond Pie Crust

Provence Gourmet

This dessert, made with pears and almond flour, is perfect for an autumn dinner party.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 55

Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Servings people

Equipment

Ingredients

5 Pears a seasonal variety
1 (250g) cup White Flour
1/2 (150g) cup Unsalted Butter plus a little extra
2 large Fresh Eggs
1/4 (50g) cup Almond Flour
1/2 (150g) cup Powdered Sugar
3/4 (20cl) cup Heavy Cream
zest of 1/2 a lemon
pinch of 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.

Keyword Almond Flour, French Desserts, Pears

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott

With her camera and laptop close at hand, Carolyne has traded in her business suits for the world of freelance writing and blogging. Her first airplane ride at six months of age was her introduction to the exciting world of travel.

While in Provence, Carolyne can be found hiking with friends, riding the hills around the Alpilles or tackling Mont Ventoux. Her attachment to the region resonates in Perfectly Provence this digital magazine that she launched in 2014. This website is an opportunity to explore the best of the Mediterranean lifestyle (food & wine, places to stay, expat stories, books on the region, travel tips, real estate tips and more), through our contributors' articles.

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Roasted Pear Tart with Almond Pie Crust