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Pear Tart 08

Pear Tart 08 is built on Flour, Plus Tbs Granulated Sugar, Salt, and Butter. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1/4 tsp
• 12 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Combine flour, 2 Tbs. sugar and salt.

2. 2

   Cut in 10 Tbs. butter.

3. 3

   Mix egg yolk with 1 Tbs. cold water and toss into flour mixture.

4. 4

   Gather into a ball.

5. 5

   Roll and fit into a 10" tart pan.

6. 6

   Bake at 375 for 40 minutes.

7. 7

   Combine wine, 3/4 cup sugar and zest and bring to a boil.

8. 8

   Peel, halve, and core the pears.

9. 9

   Add them to the pot, cover and simmer 20 minutes.

10. 10

    Remove 6 pear halves and continue cooking remaining pears 15 minutes.

11. 11

    Remove remaining pears and process them with extract and nutmeg. spread puree in tart shell.

12. 12

    Slice reserved pears and arrange on top. Sprinkle with one Tbs. sugar and broil until lightly browned.