Little almond crostate with roast pears – Gourmet Traveller

Ingredients

• 8 small ripe pears, such as corella, halved, core removed with a melon baller
• 150 gm caster sugar
• Thinly peeled rind and juice of 2 lemons
• 40 ml lemon liqueur, such as limoncello
• 50 gm butter, coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 40 gm natural almonds, coarsely chopped
• Almond pasta frolla
• 60 gm natural almonds
• 180 gm plain flour
• 100 gm cold butter, coarsely chopped
• 60 gm pure icing sugar, sieved
• Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
• 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
• Almond cream
• 160 ml (2/3 cup) milk
• 3 pieces lemon rind, removed with a peeler
• 2 egg yolks
• 110 gm (½ cup) caster sugar
• 1½ tbsp plain flour
• 50 gm softened butter
• 40 gm almond meal
• 20 ml lemon liqueur, such as limoncello