PEAR AND CUSTARD TART

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Make and share this Pear and Custard Tart recipe from Food.com.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Pie

Time 55m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 sour cream pie crust (in my recipes)
4 medium pears, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into bits
2 tablespoons golden brown sugar
2/3 cup light cream
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 -5 drops almond extract
ground nutmeg
ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Roll pie crust disk out on lightly-floured work surface to 1/8 inch thick round.
  • Roll dough up on rolling pin and transfer to 9 inch in diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
  • Gently press into place.
  • Trim and finish edges.
  • Refrigerate 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • Line pastry with foil and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
  • Bake 15 minutes.
  • Remove foil and weights and continue baking 10 more minutes.
  • Cool.
  • Arrange pears in pastry in concentric circles, overlapping slightly.
  • Dot with butter; sprinkle with brown sugar; bake until pears are tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Whisk light cream, egg, egg yolk, ¼ cup sugar and vanilla and almond extracts to blend.
  • Pour over pears.
  • Sprinkle lightly with ground nutmeg and cinnamon.
  • Continue baking until custard is set, about 30 minutes.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.4, Fat 20.6, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 94.5, Sodium 209.7, Carbohydrate 44.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 23.9, Protein 4.5

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