Pear Chocolate Tart - Puratos

Ingredients

• Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl with a paddle
• Add the butter and mix until the butter is in small pieces
• Add the eggs and mix to combine
• Melt the butter and chocolate together to 115°F
• Heat the cream to 165°F and pour over the chocolate and butter mixture
• Add the sugar, eggs and almond flour, mix to combine
• Lastly, add the sifted flour and salt
• Peel, core and halve the pears
• Combine remaining ingredients, heat to just below boiling, add the pears and cook until tender
• Cool the pears in the liquid until ready to use
• Combine diced pears and apple juice and bring to a boil
• Combine sugar and pectin, add to the pear mixture and boil for two minutes
• Heat the first amount of cream to 180°F
• Pour over the chocolate, mix to emulsify
• Whip remaining cream to a soft peak
• When ganache reaches 88° fold in the soft whipped cream