Pear And Custard Tart
- 1 sour cream pie crust (in my recipes)
- 4 medium pears, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into bits
- 2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
- 2/3 cup light cream
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 -5 drops almond extract
- ground nutmeg
- ground cinnamon
- Roll pie crust disk out on lightly-floured work surface to 1/8 inch thick round.
- Roll dough up on rolling pin and transfer to 9 inch in diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Gently press into place.
- Trim and finish edges.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line pastry with foil and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- Remove foil and weights and continue baking 10 more minutes.
- Cool.
- Arrange pears in pastry in concentric circles, overlapping slightly.
- Dot with butter; sprinkle with brown sugar; bake until pears are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Whisk light cream, egg, egg yolk, 1/4 cup sugar and vanilla and almond extracts to blend.
- Pour over pears.
- Sprinkle lightly with ground nutmeg and cinnamon.
- Continue baking until custard is set, about 30 minutes.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
sour cream pie crust, butter, golden brown sugar, light cream, egg, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla, drops almond, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pear-and-custard-tart-63424 (may not work)