Name: Peppernut Pear Tart
Ingredients: 8 oz Plain flour; pn Sea salt; 1 tb Caster sugar; 5 oz Unsalted butter; 1 Egg yolk, size 1; 3 tb Very cold water; 4 lg Ripe pears; 200 g Lebkuchen biscuits; 2 oz Ground hazlenuts; 5 oz Unsalted butter; 4 1/2 oz Caster sugar; 2 Eggs, size 1; 2 tb Ginger wine; Cr.me fra.che (optional)

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Eggs, Grains		Desserts, Tarts, Fruits	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	oz	Plain flour
	pn	Sea salt
1	tb	Caster sugar
5	oz	Unsalted butter
1		Egg yolk, size 1
3	tb	Very cold water
4	lg	Ripe pears
200	g	Lebkuchen biscuits
2	oz	Ground hazlenuts
5	oz	Unsalted butter
4 1/2	oz	Caster sugar
2		Eggs, size 1
2	tb	Ginger wine
		Cr.me fra.che (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE PASTRY
FOR THE FILLING
You will need a 10in tart tin, preferably 1 1/2in deep, with a removable
base; some baking parchment; dried baking beans.
Preheat the oevn to gas mark 5, 375&deg;F, 190&deg;C.
Put the flour, salt, sugar in the processor and whiz for a few seconds.
Chop the butter roughly with a knife, add to the flour, and process for
about 15 seconds until you have a rough, crumb-like mixture. In a small
bowl, whisk the egg yolk and water together and then add to the flour and
butter.  Whiz for about 30 seconds or until the pastry dough has left the
sides of the bowl and is clinging in a solid mass around the central
spindle.  Take out the pastry and lightly mould with your hands into a
flattish round, so that later it will roll out more easily to the shape of
the tart tin.  Wrap it in clingfilm and put in the fridge to rest for about
30    minutes or overnight.
Take a scrap of butter and thoroughly grease the tart tin, paying special
attention to the area where the base and sides meet. Roll out your pastry
to the thickness of a chamois leather (you will have some surplus). Line
the tart tin, making sure you do not strtch the pastry, by starting in the
middle of the tin and draping the pastry gently and easily outwards towards
the corners and then up the sides.  Prick the base all over with a fork and
put the tin back into the fridge for another 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut a piece of baking parchment to fit inside the pastry crust.
Remove the pastry lined tin from the fridge, line with the baking parchment
and sprinkle some beans over the bottom. Place in the preheated oven and
bake for 15 minutes until the pastry has 'set' and is light golden. Remove
from the oven, take out the parchment and beans, and return pastry crust to
the oven for a further 3 minutes to colour the bottom. Then remove again
and leave to cool, still in the tin.
Put the biscuits in a food processor and whiz until coarse crumbs. Empty
and combine the crumbs and ground hazelnuts in a bowl. Now put the butter
and sugar in the food processor and cream together until smooth and fluffy.
Beat the eggs in a small bowl until well mixed. To prevent the 'frangipane'
curdling, first add about a third of the nut and crumb mixture to the
creamed butter in the food processor and whiz for a few seconds until
incorporated.  Carry on with the nut and crumbs, then egg, until everything
is mixed in but do not over process. Finally, add the ginger wine or other
liqueur.
Peel the pears and cut them in half lengthways.  Core, but leave the stalks
on.  Then make lengthways cuts down the pears, as if to fan, leaving the
base intact. Now spoon in the frangipane mixture to cover the pastry case
and place the pears on top with the stalks pointing towards the middle.
Bake for 25 minutes at gas mark 3, 325&deg;F, 170&deg;C until golden brown and the
mixture only just set - it's better if the mixture is still a little soft
in the centre as it add a creamy texture to the finished tart. This is
better eaten just warm rather than piping hot. Serve either plain or with a
good dollop of cr.me fra.che.

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