Pear and Ginger Cream Tart

Name: Pear and Ginger Cream Tart
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 grams white chocolate baking bar (from 6-oz box); 2 Tbsps butter; 4 egg yolks; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp grated gingerroot; 355 milliliters milk; 850 grams cans each) pear halves in juice, drained; 1 box refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box; 1 teaspoon shortening; 177 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla

Pear and Ginger Cream Tart might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 9g of fat, and A mixture of chocolate baking bar, butter, pear halves in juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In 3-quart saucepan, heat milk and grated gingerroot over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until very hot but not boiling.

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Ginger

Milk

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Sauce Pan

In medium bowl with electric mixer, beat egg yolks and sugar on medium speed 4 to 6 minutes or until pale yellow. Beat in flour. Gradually beat in warm milk mixture until well blended.

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Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Return mixture to saucepan; cook over medium-low heat about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is very thick and begins to boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; stir in butter and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

Pour into medium bowl; place plastic wrap on surface of pastry cream. Refrigerate until completely cooled, about 1 hour.

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Pastry Cream

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Meanwhile, heat oven to 450F. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for one-crust baked shell using 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom or 9-inch pie pan. Trim edges if necessary.

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Pie Crust

Crust

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Tart Form

Pie Form

Oven

Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

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Oven

Fill baked shell with pastry cream.

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Pastry Cream

Cut pear halves into thin slices; arrange on top of tart.

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Pear

In small microwavable bowl, microwave baking bar and shortening on High 45 to 60 seconds, stirring once halfway through microwaving, until melted. If necessary, continue to microwave on High in 15-second increments, stirring until smooth.

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Unsweetened Baking Chocolate