European Pear Custard Tart
- 100 grams Cake flour
- 25 grams Almond Powder
- 20 grams Granulated sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
- 70 grams Unsalted butter
- 1 Egg yolk
- 1 tsp Water
- 250 ml Milk
- 3 Egg yolk
- 60 grams Granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp each Cornstarch, cake flour
- 1 splash Vanilla extract
- 20 grams Unsalted butter
- 1 can Canned pears
- Bring the butter to room temperature, then sift together the flour, almond powder, granulated sugar, and salt.
- Add the butter, water, and egg yolks.
- Use your fingers to bind the dough together; once it binds, switch to a spatula to cut it up into fine crumbs.
- Wrap the pastry dough in plastic wrap, let chill in the refrigerator for about an hour, then roll out to a 5-mm thickness.
- Coat the tart pan with butter and sprinkle with flour, fill with the pastry dough, then prick it several times with a fork.
- Fill with thinly sliced canned pears.
- Pour on the chilled custard cream and spread evenly.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in an oven preheated to 180C.
- To make the custard: Combine the egg yolks and granulated sugar in a bowl and mix; when it pales, add the cornstarch and flour, and mix.
- Boil the milk in a sauce pan, then stir it into the custard mixture a little at a time.
- Return to the sauce pan, set over medium heat, and use a whisk to continuously stir until the custard thickens.
- When it comes to a boil, remove from heat and stir in the butter.
flour, almond powder, sugar, salt, butter, egg yolk, water, milk, egg yolk, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, butter, pears
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/143854-european-pear-custard-tart (may not work)