Port Wine Pears and Blue Cheese Tart Recipe | Wisconsin Cheese

Port Wine Pears and Blue Cheese Tart Recipe | Wisconsin Cheese

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Make the holidays festive with a Port Wine Pears and Blue Cheese Tart recipe. Poached pears top a lightly sweet blue cheese cream and walnut crust.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 fresh rosemary sprig
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 8 ounces Hook's Original Danish Blue Cheese, crumbled and divided (1 1/3 cups)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1/2 cup walnut halves
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted cold butter, cubed
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water
  • 2 cups port wine
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • Zest of 1 medium orange
  • 4 small pears, peeled
  • Chopped walnuts, toasted
  • Minced fresh rosemary
  • Honey, warmed

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