French Pear Tart
- For Tart Dough
- 1 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- For Custard
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 3/4 sugar
- For Tart Assembly
- 3 pears (peeled, cored & thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup apricot jam
- 1/4 cup white wine
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0F.
- FOR TART DOUGH:
- Combine butter + 1/4 cup sugar in med bowl, mix till well-blended & then mix in the flour.
- Beat together vanilla + 2 eggs, add to flour mixture, mix till dough forms & chill for 10 minutes.
- Grease & flour bottom of 9-in tart pan w/removable bottom. Roll chilled dough 1-in larger than pan.
- Place dough in pan & press dough to sides of tart pan (It needs to come to the rim of the pan). Bake for 10 minutes.
- FOR CUSTARD:
- Combine yolks + 2 eggs, beat well & set aside.
- Combine milk, cream + sugar & place in top of dbl-boiler. Cook over simmering water till temp reaches 140u0b0F.
- Remove from heat, add egg mixture (whisking constantly) & strain.
- FOR TART ASSEMBLY: Arrange pear slices in tart shell. Pour custard mixture over pears till shell is almost full. Bake 25 min or till custard is set. Remove from heat & allow to stand for 30 minutes.
- TO SERVE: Cook jam & wine in a sml saucepan to form glaze. Brush glaze over tart, cool completely & refrigerate till ready to serve.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/french-pear-tart-336076 (may not work)