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Honey pear tart
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Honey Pear Tart

PEAR VARIETIES TO LOVE! Bosc: One of my favs. Bosc pears have a long neck that widens gradually to a fully rounded base. With their crisp and firm texture, they’re ideal for eating raw and poaching. Bartlett: Arguably the most widely produced and popular pear variety. They have delicate thin skin, sweet taste, and are perfect for baking. Comice: This variety is sometimes called “The Christmas pear” as they’re frequently added in festive baskets. They’re delicate and juicy, perfect for baking and paired with cheese.
Course dessert
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword honey pears, tart
PREP TIME 20 minutes
COOK TIME 40 minutes
SERVES 6

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • A pinch of salt
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 Tbsp cold water or more if needed

Filling

  • 3 Comice Bartlett, or Bosc pears
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 2 Tbsp wholemeal flour
  • 1/3 cups honey
  • Topping
  • 1/4 cup strawberries
  • 1/4 cup blueberries

Instructions

  1. Prepare the crust: Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter and then mix in the egg yolk and water in that bowl. Work the dough for about 10 minutes. If you’re working with a pastry blade for about 5 minutes. The dough should be firm but workable.
  2. Roll out to about 10 inches and place in a tart pan. Press dough evenly up the sides of the tart pan with your fingertips. Chill the dough in the freezer.
  3. Meanwhile, prepare the filling: Peel and slice pears. Remove the crust from the freezer and arrange the pears in an overlapping fan pattern inside the pastry. Mix the flour and butter in a small bowl. Cover the pears with the flour-butter mixture and drizzle with honey.
  4. Bake at 360 F/ 180 C for approximately 40 minutes or until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly and shiny. Top with berries and serve.