Pear and Almond Tart (Tarte Poires et Amandes) is a classic French dessert with sweet pears nestled in a Frangipane Cream and baked inside a homemade tart.
International Cooking Club HK
A very special thank you to my dear friend, Sylvie, who started up the "International Cooking Club" (ICC) of Hong Kong. We are a group of about 25 diverse international women who love to cook and teach others how to prepare dishes from our home country or other places we have lived. This recipe is from Sylvie.
How to Make
Roll out the sweet pasty dough.
Place dough in the tart tin and place pear halves inside.
Make the Frangipane Cream.
Bake for 10 minutes and then remove and add the prepared Frangipane Cream.
Finish baking your tarte poires et amandes (pear and almond tart) until golden.
The pear and almond tart was huge hit at our ICC gathering. As a matter of fact, I think we all had at least 2 slices each. (As professional foodie quality assurance testers, we had to make sure it was all okay....) Our final analysis- absolutely delicious!
Pears are in full season now. A French pear and almond tart is a beautiful dish to serve to your guests for an easy autumn gathering. This dessert is not too sweet and it has a light and delicate crust and the filling has a smooth and creamy texture combined with the pears that is a perfect complement to one another. Well don't take my word for it, give it a try as it is quite easy and fun to make.
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Pear and Almond Tart
Ingredients
Sweet Pastry Dough
- 200 grams flour
all purpose - 100 grams butter
unsalted - 80 grams granulated sugar
- 1 egg
Frangipane Cream
- 120 grams butter
unsalted - 120 grams granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 120 grams ground almonds
- 25 grams flour all purpose
- 1 tablespoon rum
optional - 3-4 pears
ripe peeled, cored and halved (sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent oxidation)
Instructions
Make Sweet Pastry Dough
- Place the flour in a bowl and rub in the butter until you have a bread crumb consistency. Make a well in the center of the flour.
- Mix the egg and sugar together in a bowl until well combined. Pour the mixture into the well in the flour. Add a pinch of salt.
- Mix the egg mixture into the flour to form a dough. (If the consistency is too wet, add a little more flour as needed)
- Place the pastry in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes to rest.
Make the Frangipane Cream
- Place the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl and mix them together until creamy and light.
- On low-speed, mix the eggs in one at time until well combined.
- Sift the flour and ground almonds together. Slowly add the almond and flour mixture to the butter mixture while the motor is running. (You can do this with an electric blender but the motor we are referring to here is a manual "arm motor" as we mixed everything by hand. Now we have very strong biceps!) Mix the ingredients together until you have a creamy mixture. Set aside.
Bake
- Remove the pastry from the refrigerator 10 minutes before you need it. Roll it out on a well floured surface until it is around 0.5-0.7cm thick. Lightly grease a 24-26cm tart tin. Line the tart tin with the pastry and prick it with a fork.
- Preheat oven to 220 degrees Celsius. Place the pear halves in the tin cut side down and stem end toward the center, so they are evenly separated over the tart.
- Bake the pastry and pears for 10 minutes until pears are just firm and without color. Remove the pastry from the oven and allow it to cool.
- Reduce the temperature to 180 degrees Celsius. Pour the frangipane cream over the pears in the tart evenly (do not over fill as it will rise)
- Place the tart in the preheated oven and cook for about 30-40 minutes until the frangipane cream is golden brown, risen and firm. (If crust starts to brown too quickly before the frangipane has a chance to cook, then tent with a piece aluminum foil)
- Remove the tart from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes. (Carefully, you can then remove your tart from the tin)
- Allow the tart to cool until ready to serve at room temperature and enjoy! Bon Appetit!
Ken says
I love these types of desert -- but gotta have ice cream
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hello Jane! Thanks for stopping by. Are you currently living in Hong Kong? If so, please visit https://www.awa.org.hk/ and after you join you can sign up for the ICC cooking club. Take Care
thejanechannel says
Thanks for the info! I live in New York, but visit Hong Kong once a year. 🙂
thejanechannel says
Thanks for this wonderful detail recipe! The ICC is great!!! Is the club open to other foodies? 🙂
recipeadaptors says
Sounds like you have a great time at your cooking club, and thanks for sharing that recipe.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Helo Vickie, thanks for stopping by. I am now following your blog and I love the picture of your raspberry cheese cake on your cover, it makes me hungry every time I go to your site. Take Care.
Anonymous says
Wow, that looks lovely! I wish I had a cooking club like that nearby 🙁
Healthy World Cuisine says
If you are passionate about cooking, try starting up your own cooking club. I promise you will love it. Take Care
Yasmeen @ Wandering Spice says
Hey there! Thanks so much for stopping by and following Wandering Spice. I absolutely adore a rich pear/frangipane tart - this one looks absolutely decadent. I love how much pear you've left intact, too. So often I'll see these at bakeries, and they only have these teeny little slivers of pear.
Lovely work 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
Dear Yasmeen, I will be sure to let our ICC club know about your lovely comment. I also think the full halves of pear are what really make this dish special. Looking forward to reading about what is cooking in the Wandering Spice Kitchen soon.