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Pistachio Pear Tart
15 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 Sweet Tart Crust (Note 1)
  • subheading: POACHED PEARS:
  • 4 pears (of equal size, 220g/7oz each, ~10cm/4" tall, Note 2)
  • 1 lemon , to acidulate water and stop pears from going brown (Note 3)
  • 2 litres / 2 quarts water
  • 200 g white sugar
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract or ΒΌ tsp vanilla powder (Note 4)
  • subheading: PISTACHIO CREAM FILLING (FRANGIPANE):
  • 100g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter , softened, cut into 1cm / 0.4" cubes
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs , 55 to 60g / 2 oz each, at room temperature
  • 100 g pistachios (unsalted, roasted) , shelled and skinned (blitz until fine powder)
  • subheading: FINISHING:
  • 20 g pistachios (unsalted, roasted) , finely chopped (for sprinkling)
  • 2 tbsp apricot jam , mixed with 1 tsp water and warmed in microwave (for glazing)
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