Red Wine and Pear Brioche Tart
- 1 1/2cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons dry yeast
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 3/4 cups dry red wine
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 pounds Bosc pears (3 medium), peeled, quartered, cored, each quarter cut into 3 wedges
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon water
- creme fraiche or sour cream
- Butter 9-inch springform pan.
- Mix flour, sugar, yeast and salt in processor.
- Add butter; using on/off turns, blend until butter is reduced to pea-size pieces.
- Add eggs and milk.
- Using on/off turns, blend until sticky dough forms.
- Using buttered fingertips, press dough onto pan bottom.
- Cover with plastic.
- Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 3/4 hours.
- Stir wine and 3/4 cup sugar in medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture boils.
- Add pears.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until pears are tender, about 8 minutes.
- Cool mixture 30 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to plate.
- Boil wine syrup in pan until reduced to 1 cup, about 4 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water in small bowl; stir into wine syrup.
- Cook until syrup thickens and boils, whisking occasionally, about 1 minute longer.
- Set sauce aside.
- Position rack in top third of oven; preheat to 400F.
- Starting at edge of pan and leaving 1/2-inch plain border, arrange pear slices close together in concentric circles on dough.
- Sprinkle pears and dough edge with 2 tablespoons sugar.
- Bake tart until edge is brown, pears are tender and crust is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Transfer to rack; release pan sides.
- Cool at least 15 minutes.
- Cut tart into wedges; place on plates.
- Serve with sauce and creme fraiche.
flour, sugar, yeast, salt, butter, eggs, milk, red wine, sugar, quarter, cornstarch, water, creme fraiche
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/red-wine-and-pear-brioche-tart-104047 (may not work)