Cobnut, pear and sticky toffee tart Archive

Cobnut, pear and sticky toffee tart Archive

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Kentish cobs are cultivated hazelnuts, often larger than the wild variety, and easier to gather. Crunchy and sweet, they partner apples and pears perfectly in this autumnal, nutty, treacly tart....

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Ingredients

  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1cm/½in cubes
  • 1 free-range egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 200g/7oz dates, stones removed, roughly chopped
  • 150ml/5½fl oz full-fat milk
  • 3 ripe medium pears (approximately 500g/1lb 2oz), peeled, quartered and cored
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100g/3½oz plain flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 50g/1¾oz ground almonds
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 100g/3½oz light muscovado sugar
  • 2 tbsp treacle
  • 100g/3½oz shelled cobnuts or hazelnuts, roughly chopped
  • 200g/7oz light muscovado sugar
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 250ml/9fl oz double cream

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