Recipe: Almond Pear Tart

Name: Almond Pear Tart
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: Dough200g (7 oz) flour; 50g (1.75 oz) butter at room temperature; 20g (0.7 oz) sugar; 1 egg; a pinch of salt; a pinch of baking powder; water; the filling; 5 peeled pears; 110g (3.9 oz) almond powder; 2 eggs; 100g (3.5 oz) softened butter; 100g (3.5 oz) caster sugar; 1 tablespoon flour; syrup; 1 half liter water; 60g (2.1 oz) sugar

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Prep 20 min

Cook 30 min

Total 50 min

Servings 8 serv.

Ingredients for 8 servings

Dough

200g (7 oz) flour
50g (1.75 oz) butter at room temperature
20g (0.7 oz) sugar
1 egg
a pinch of salt
a pinch of baking powder
water
the filling
5 peeled pears
110g (3.9 oz) almond powder
2 eggs
100g (3.5 oz) softened butter
100g (3.5 oz) caster sugar
1 tablespoon flour
syrup
1 half liter water
60g (2.1 oz) sugar

Step-by-step directions

1 the dough: In a bowl mix the flour and the butter cut into small dice, then the egg, sugar, salt and baking powder, add water until you obtain a dough.
Let rest.

2 the syrup: In a saucepan put the water + sugar bring to a boil, poach the peeled pear halves in it for 10 minutes then remove them and let cool.

3 the filling: In a bowl beat the sugar and eggs, add the butter at room temperature to the mixture, mix, add the almond powder and the tablespoon of flour. Mix everything well.

4 Spread the dough in the pan, prick the dough with a fork, pour the almond filling on the bottom of the tart, place the pears in flower shapes on top, sprinkle with sliced almonds

5 Bake at thermostat 7 (210°) for 30 minutes.