Pear & Almond Tart

Pear & Almond Tart Pear & Almond Tart
12 people 45 minutes 20 minutes

Ingredients

Filling

  • 0 - Almond Essence
  • 50 g Caster Sugar
  • 1 - Fresh Egg
  • 1 tin Lustre Pear Halves(410g) drained
  • 50 g Margarine
  • 2 tbsp Milk
  • 50 g Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 50 g Shamrock Ground Almonds

Pastry:

  • 1 - Fresh Egg
  • 175 g Margarine
  • 250 g Odlums Cream Plain Flour
  • 50 g Shamrock Ground Almonds
  • 25 g SuperValu Icing Sugar
  • 0 - Water

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Grease a 24cm/9 1/2" round tin, preferably loose bottomed.
  2. Make pastry by sieving the flour and icing sugar into a bowl, mix in the ground almonds. Rub in the margarine and bind together with the egg and a little cold water to make the pastry. Lightly knead, cover and allow to chill.
  3. Next make the filling by creaming the margarine and sugar together. Beat in the egg. Stir in the flour, ground almonds, milk and essence.
  4. Roll out the pastry and line the tin. Spread filling evenly over the pastry.
  5. Arrange the pear halves, with the rounded side facing up, on top of the filling.
  6. Bake for about 35 minutes until risen and golden brown.
  7. Leave in the tin to 'set' for 10 minutes, then remove and serve warm with cream or ice cream.
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