Pear Croustade with Lemon Pastry and Almonds

Name: Pear Croustade with Lemon Pastry and Almonds
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp all purpose flour; 2 Tbsps sliced almonds; 454 grams firm but ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced; 454 grams firm but ripe Bosc pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced; 0 teaspoons (generous) ground nutmeg; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons salt; 5 Tbsps sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices; 8 servings Whipping cream (for brushing)

Pear Croustade with Lemon Pastry and Almonds might be just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 269 calories, 1g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up salt, almonds, but bartlett pears, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk flour, sugar, lemon peel, and salt in medium bowl.

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Lemon Peel

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add butter; using fingertips, rub in butter until coarse meal forms.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

Drizzle 1/4 cup cream over; toss with fork until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls as needed if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.

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Cream

Dough

Wrap

Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before rolling out.

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Mix all pears, sugar, flour, lemon juice, lemon peel, and nutmeg in large bowl to coat.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Peel

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Pear

Sugar

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Bowl

Roll out pastry on sheet of floured parchment paper to 14-inch round.

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Roll

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Baking Paper

Transfer crust on parchment paper to baking sheet. Mound pears in center of pastry, leaving 2-inch plain border. Fold pastry border over pears, crimping slightly.

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Crust