Rustic Pear Tarts with Crème Fraîche

Rustic Pear Tarts with Crème Fraîche
Rustic Pear Tarts with Crème Fraîche might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 6. One serving contains 356 calories, 4g of protein, and 19g of fat. If you have firm-ripe pears, turbinado sugar, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 37
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Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets. On a floured surface with a floured rolling pin, roll out pastry to 16 by 18 in.
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Cut pastry in thirds lengthwise and in half crosswise. With a wide spatula, transfer the 6 rectangles to baking sheets.
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Core pears and cut into thin wedges. Arrange, slightly overlapping, on pastry rectangles, leaving a 1 1/2-in. border bare (angle slices if necessary). Warm marmalade in a microwave oven to melt, then brush over pears. Fold border over edge of pears, stretching slightly and pressing down to hold.
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Brush new edges with egg, then sprinkle turbinado sugar over tarts, especially pastry edges.
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Bake until pastries are richly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk crme frache and granulated sugar until slightly thickened.
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Serve tarts warm or cool, with crme frache.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings6
Health Score2
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