PEAR TART RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Pear Tart Recipe - (4.7/5) image

Provided by Lulubelle

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 Cup Butter ( 1 stick ) softened, unsalted butter, plus more for greasing pan
Juice of 1/2 Lemon, divided
1 lb Pears ( Concorde, Barlett or d'Anjou) cored and sliced 1/2 inch thick
1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Cup plus 2 TBSP Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 to 3/4 tsp Cinnamon

Steps:

Butter a 9 inch springform pan. Put Pears in a medium bowl and squeeze lemon juice over pears; set aside. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. With an electric mixer, cream 1/2 Cup Butter and 1 Cup Sugar on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Beat in flour mixture on low until batter just comes together. Spread in pan. Wrap and chill for at least 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 375`F. Arrange pears in tight concentric circles on top dough. Squeeze remaining lemon juice evenly over pears. In a bowl, mix 2 TBSP Sugar with Cinnamon. Sprinkle over pears. Bake for 40 to 55 minutes or until edges are golden and center is set. Cool tart in pan for 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edges. Remove sides of pan.