Poached Pear and Brown Butter Tart - Turntable Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 and 3/4 cups of white whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, diced and chilled
• 1 egg yolk whisked together with 4 tablespoons of ice water
• 6 cups of water
• 2 cups of semi-dry white wine (Riesling or Chardonnay)
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 fresh sage leaf
• 4 cloves
• One cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla abstract
• 4 Bosc pears—peeled, cored and quartered
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon of grated orange zest
• 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour
• powdered sugar, for dusting