Rustic Pear Tart

Rustic Pear Tart
Rustic Pear Tart might be a good recipe to expand your dessert collection. This recipe makes 10 servings with 363 calories, 4g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sugar, flour, butter, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
In a blender or food processor, finely grind 1 tablespoon almonds, 1 tablespoon flour, and 2 teaspoons sugar.
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Pour into a small bowl.
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In a food processor or another bowl, combine 2 cups flour and 1/4 cup sugar.
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Add 3/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces. Whirl or rub with your fingers until fine crumbs form.
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Add 1/4 cup water; whirl or stir with a fork just until the dough holds together. Pat the dough into a flat disk.
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On a lightly floured board, roll dough into a 15-inch-wide round, about 1/8 inch thick. Slide onto a 14- by 17-inch baking sheet; press any tears back together.
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Sprinkle almond mixture onto pastry, leaving about a 3-inch rim.
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Peel, core, and cut pears into 1/4-inch slices. Neatly overlap pear slices on pastry to cover almond mixture, leaving a 3-inch rim. Lift rim up and lay over pears, folding neatly to incorporate excess pastry.
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Sprinkle 2 teaspoons sugar and remaining slivered almonds over pears.
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Melt 1 tablespoon butter (in a small pan over direct heat or in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave oven).
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Brush pastry rim with butter and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
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Bake on center rack in a 400 oven until pastry is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
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Slide tart onto a platter.
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Cut into wedges and serve hot, warm, or cool.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings10
Health Score2
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