Almond Pear Tart

By Monika On April 11, 2013 · 4 Comments

I wish my notes and comments were more wordy (yes, I would consider this a positive thing). I could then tell you that this tart smells like almonds, is crunchy almost like a cookie, and pears are very refreshing addition. I would tell you all that just in many more words.

Recipe adapted from Real Simple magazine.

Ingredients:

1 stick butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup raw almonds
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt;
2 pears

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Butter 9-ich tart pan.
Using food processor process the almonds and 1/2 cup sugar until finely ground.
Transfer the mixture to the mixing bowl, add butter, egg and almond extract. Mix unitl well combined.
In a small bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Add gradually flour mixture to the almond mixture and mix until just combined.
Spread the dough in the bottom of the prepared pan.
Peel, quarter and core pears.
Arrange the pears in the dough.
Bake 50 to 55 minutes. You may cover the edges with foil if they brown too quickly.

Yield: 8 servings

Nutritional Info: Cal 294, Prot 5g, Carb 33g, Fat 17g, Fiber 2.1g