Pear Almond Tart

Ingredients

• 220 g plain flour
• 30 g icing sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 120 g cold unsalted butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 to 3 tbsp cold water
• 3 pears
• 100 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 100 g almond flour
• 20 g plain flour

Method

1. Step 1

   Heat the oven to 180°C and grease a 23 cm tart tin.

2. Step 2

   Rub the flour, icing sugar, salt, and cold butter together until crumbly, then mix in the egg yolk and enough cold water to form a dough.

3. Step 3

   Roll the dough out, line the tart tin, prick the base, and chill it for 15 minutes.

4. Step 4

   Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the eggs and fold in the almond flour and plain flour to make the frangipane.

5. Step 5

   Spread the frangipane into the chilled tart case.

6. Step 6

   Peel, core, and slice the pears, then arrange them neatly over the filling.

7. Step 7

   Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the filling is set and the crust is golden.

8. Step 8

   Cool until just warm or room temperature before slicing.