These tarts have an almond shell, almond filling, and then are topped with syrup soaked pears. They do take a bit of work to make but the result is pretty show-stopping and they taste like a really good pear and almond cookie. This recipe makes 4 tartlets, which should be just enough to small one large tart as well.

Pear and Almond Tart
2018-10-31 04:12:33

Yields 4
A French style tartlet with the delicious taste of pear and almonds
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Prep Time
3 hr
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
3 hr 40 min
Ingredients
- Almond Crust
- 85g butter, soft
- 40g confectioners sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 90g purpose flour
- 120g almond flour
- Soaked pears
- 1L water
- 65g sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 pears, peeled
- Almond Filling
- 65g slivered almonds
- 15g flour
- 30g sugar
- 30g butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Make the crust: Mix flour with your almond flour in a large bowl then combine with butter, sugar, egg, salt and vanilla until a wet dough forms.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours.
- While the dough chills prepare the pears and almond filling.
- To make the pears simply boil water, sugar, and lemon juice together in a saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves.
- Add the pears to the sugar water and simmer until the pears are soft but still hold their shape, 15-20 minutes.
- Let pear cool completely in the syrup.
- To make the almond filling: Blend flour, almond, sugar, and butter and egg in a medium bowl, cover and chill at least 2 hours.
- When ready to assemble: Par-bake the dough by diving it into four mini tart pan, pressing dough into the shell, then pricking with a fork and baking for 15 minutes in a 175°C oven.
- Cool the shell completely.
- Once cooled, fill the shell with almond filling, cut a pear in half and then into thin slices that can be laid over the top of the almond filling. Repeat for all four tarts.
- Bake in a 175°C oven until golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.
Adapted from Obsessive Cooking
Adapted from Obsessive Cooking
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