Recipe Tarte Aux Poires Normande French Pear Tart By Food Story Recipes

RECREATE JULIA CHILD'S SEXY PEAR TARTE (TARTE AUX POIRES) FROM THE NEW JULIA DOCUMENTARY

Steps:

• Pears Quarter, core and peel the pears. Cut them into ⅛ inch lengthwise slices. You should have about 3 cups. Toss the pears in a bowl with the sugar and cinnamon and arrange them in the prepared pastry shell. Custard Beat the eggs and sugar together in a bowl until mixture is thick, pale yellow, and falls back on itself forming a slowly dissolving ribbon. Beat in the flour and cream. Finally add the Cognac. Pastry Dough Preheat oven to 375. Grease a 9 inch removable tart pan. Place flour in a bowl of a food processor. Mix in the sugar and the salt. Rub the butter and dry ingredients together rapidly with the tips of your fingers or a fork, until a dough forms. Form again into a ball, and chill for several hours until firm. Mold the pastry in a removable-bottomed tart pan. Add pears and bake in the upper third of a preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until the pears start to color and are almost tender. Remove from the oven and let cool while preparing the custard. Top pears with custard and return to the oven for 10 mins or until cream begins to puff.

LE TARTE AUX POIRES

Steps:

• Roll out pastry to fit greased and floured 8-inch flan ring. Store in refrigerator to keep cool. Cream together butter and sugar until light. Gradually beat in eggs, then flour. Fold in almonds and Kirsch, until well incorporated.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove pears from soaking liquid, and set aside. Brush base of pastry with 1 tablespoon apricot jam. Pour frangipane evenly into flan ring. Arrange pears in a circle on top of the filling. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, slowly heat together remaining jam, lemon juice, and water. Bring to a boil and reduce until thickened. Brush on hot tart. Serve once cooled.
• Place flour in medium bowl. Cut in butter and mix in sugar, until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Mix in egg, until pastry is just combined but still crumbly. Chill until ready to use.