Pear Blackberry Tart
- 1 recipe Single Flaky Pie Crust (page 132)
- 1 1/2 pounds Bosc or Anjou pears, ripe but still firm (about 3 large)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 pint blackberries (5.6 to 6 ounces)
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Lightly grease a 9 1/2-inch nonstick tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Prepare the pie crust as instructed on page 132 up through step 4.
- Turn out the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper, mold into a ball, flatten into a disk, pinching together the edges, and top with another sheet of parchment paper.
- Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and about 1 inch wider than your tart pan.
- Remove the top sheet of parchment paper, flip the crust into the pan, and press down with the palm of your hand.
- Gently peel off the remaining sheet of parchment paper and finish pressing the dough into the pan, patching the sides as necessary.
- If the dough crumbles a bit or breaks apart, just patch it back togetherit will still bake up beautifully.
- Trim by running a rolling pin over the top of the tart pan.
- Prick the crust 8 times with a fork.
- Partly prebake the crust in the center of the oven for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and let come to room temperature.
- While the tart crust cools, slice the pears in half lengthwise, then into quarters lengthwise.
- Cut out the core.
- Slice the quarters in half crosswise and then into 1 1/2-inch by 1/2-inch slices.
- Combine 1/2 cup of the sugar, the lemon juice, and the cornstarch in a large bowl, add the pear slices, and toss gently.
- Fill the cooled tart crust with the pear mixture.
- Disperse the blackberries evenly among the pears.
- Sprinkle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
- Bake in the center of the oven for about 1 hour, or until the pears have begun to caramelize a bit.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and let come to room temperature before cutting into wedges.
recipe single, still, sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, cornstarch, blackberries
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pear-blackberry-tart-379107 (may not work)