Tarte aux Poires à la Bourdaloue | Recipe Binder – Tried & Tasted Recipes from Real People

Tarte aux Poires à la Bourdaloue | Recipe Binder – Tried & Tasted Recipes from Real People

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A classic French pear almond tart adapted from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. La tarte aux poires was my first love in France. This crust has a twist with coconut oil and...

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Ingredients

  • Pte Sablée (Sugar Crust)
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 6 Tb granulated sugar
  • 1/8 tsp double-action baking powder
  • 7 Tb fat: 5 Tb chilled butter, 2 Tb virgin coconut oil
  • 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp water
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Frangipane (Almond Custard Filling)
  • -makes about 2 cups-
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 cup boiling milk
  • 2 Tb butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup blended almonds
  • Poires Pochées (Poached Pears)
  • 1 1/2 to 2 lbs firm ripe, unblemished Bosc pears
  • 2 cups cold water and 1 Tb lemon juice (to soak)
  • 2 cups red wine (I used Merlot, but Child calls for a Bordeaux, of course)
  • 2 Tb lemon juice
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup raspberry/red currant jelly OR 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 Tb sugar

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