Pear and almond cream tart | epicuriantime.com

Ingredients

• pâte brisée:
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 egg, beaten for glazing the baked crust
• 3 pears, fresh poached in sugar, water, and vanilla or or 6 canned pear halves
• Almond pastry cream:
• 1cup milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup finely ground almonds
• 1 tablespoon kirsch
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Apricot glaze:
• 1/2 cup apricot jam
• recipeIngredient ends