Almond Pear Tartlets

Name: Almond Pear Tartlets
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground ginger; 177 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 2 smalls ripe pears, peeled and thinly sliced; 283 grams package frozen puff pastry shells, thawed; 118 milliliters slivered almonds, toasted, optional; 118 milliliters sugar, divided

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Almond Pear Tartlets It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine the egg, 1/2 cup sugar, cream and butter. Cook and stir until the sauce is thickened and a thermometer reads 160°.

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Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Cover and refrigerate.

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Extract

On an unfloured surface, roll each pastry into a 4-in. circle.

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Roll

Place in an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Top each with pear slices.

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Pear

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Combine the cinnamon, ginger and remaining sugar; sprinkle over pears.

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Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.

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Sprinkle with almonds if desired.

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Almonds

Serve warm with chilled cream sauce.

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Cream Sauce

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Servings:

1teaspoons

almond extract 2Tbsps

butter, melted 1

egg, lightly beaten 1teaspoons

ground cinnamon 0teaspoons

ground ginger 177milliliters

heavy whipping cream 2smalls

ripe pears, peeled and thinly sliced 283grams

package frozen puff pastry shells, thawed 118milliliters

slivered almonds, toasted, optional 118milliliters

sugar, divided

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti are my top picks for Tartlet. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "