Name: Pear and almond tart with choc sherry sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Pear and almond tart with choc sherry sauce - Pastry; 1 1/3 cup plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 125 gram chilled unsalted butter, diced; 1 egg yolk; 2 tablespoon cold water; Filling; 125 gram unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 1/4 cup almond meal; 2 eggs, beaten lightly; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 3 ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced; 1/3 cup flaked almonds; Chocolate sauce; 150 gram dark chocolate, chopped; 80 gram unsalted butter, diced; 1/4 cup dry sherry; icing sugar, to dust

Ingredients

Pear and almond tart with choc sherry sauce – Pastry

1 1/3 cup plain flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

125 gram chilled unsalted butter, diced

1 egg yolk

2 tablespoon cold water

Filling

125 gram unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 1/4 cup almond meal

2 eggs, beaten lightly

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

3 ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced

1/3 cup flaked almonds

Chocolate sauce

150 gram dark chocolate, chopped

80 gram unsalted butter, diced

1/4 cup dry sherry

icing sugar, to dust

Method

1.To make the pastry, sift flour into food processor, add salt and butter and blend until combined. Add egg yolk and water and blend again until mixture come together. Shape into a ball, wrap in cling wrap and chill for 30 mins.

2.Preheat over to 190°C (170°C fan-forced). Roll pastry out on lightly floured surface to 28cm round and press into 25cm flan tin. Trim overhanging pastry. Prick base with fork and chill for 30 minutes. Line pastry with baking paper, add rice or baking beads and bake for 15 mins. Remove paper and rice/weights and bake for a further 15 mins. Leave to cool completely.

3.To make the filling, using electric beaters, beat butter, sugar, and almond meal in bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Spread mixture over pastry case and arrange pear slices over top. Sprinkle with flaked almonds and bake for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and leave to cool.

4.To make the chocolate sauce, heat chocolate, butter and sherry in saucepan over a very low heat for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring until smooth. Set aside to cool.

5.Dust tart with icing sugar and serve in wedges with chocolate sherry sauce. A scoop of vanilla ice-cream would be nice too.

MAKES 8
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