ALMOND AND PEAR TART - TM

This is the first time I have made this tart. It is super easy using the Thermomix, but it can be adapted easily using a food processor. Next time I make it, I'll cut the pear into thicker slices, probably 2-3 cm thick so that they do not get totally covered by the pastry. It will look a lot nicer. The taste though, was beautiful and it goes extremely well with cream or ice-cream. I had mine with crème fraîche and my husband with vanilla ice-cream. It is best when served warm, but also nice at room temperature. Delicious dessert!

Difficulty = easy
Preparation time = 15 min
Total time = 40 min
Serving size = 8 portions

Ingredients

100g unsalted butter, softened and cut into pieces, plus extra for greasing

100 g blanched almonds
100g caster sugar
80g plain flour, plus an extra 1 tablespoon
2 eggs
50 g milk
1 tsp natural vanilla extract
½ tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 ripe pears, peeled, cored and cut into thin slices (5 mm - see Tip)
brown sugar, for sprinkling
thickened cream, to serve (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a ceramic pie dish (25 cm) and set aside.

Place almonds, caster sugar and 1 tablespoon of the flour into mixing bowl and mill 10 sec/speed 5. Transfer into a bowl and set aside.

Place 80g of the butter into mixing bowl and melt 1 min/90°C/speed 2.
Add eggs, milk, vanilla, baking powder, salt, flour and reserved almond mixture and mix 5 sec/speed 4. 

Pour batter into prepared dish and arrange pear slices decoratively over the top. 

Dot with remaining 20g butter, sprinkle with brown sugar. 

 

Bake for 25 minutes (180°C), until golden and cooked through. 

Serve warm with thickened cream or crème fraîche (optional).

Serves 8

Tips & Tricks

You can replace the pears with apples or apricots in this recipe.

Nutrition

per 1 portions

Calories 1543.4 kJ / 367.5 kcal

Protein 6.4 g

Carbohydrates 29.7 g

Fat 24.4 g

Fibre 3 g