Le Tarte aux Poires (Graham Kerr) Recipe - Details, Calories, Nutrition Information | RecipeOfHealth

Ingredients

• pastry , recipe follows
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup superfine sugar , sifted
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup flour , sifted
• 1 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 2 tbsp kirsch
• 4 large firm pears, halved, peeled, cored , bottom and top removed , stored in lemon water to prevent discoloration
• 5 tbsp apricot jam
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 5/8 cup cold water
• 2 cups pastry flour , sifted
• 1/2 cup butter, cut into small cubes and chilled
• 2 tbsp superfine sugar , sifted
• 1 egg, beaten