Frédéric Bau, École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Sunny Pear and Chocolate Tart

Name: Sunny Pear and Chocolate Tart
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ sticks (6 ⅓ oz./180 g) unsalted butter, plus a little extra for the mold; 1 pinch table salt; Generous ½ cup, (1 ¾ oz./50 g) ground blanched* almonds; Cake flour, divided: 1 cup (3 ¼ oz./90 g) plus 3 cups (9 ½ oz./270 g); 4 finely flavored pears, such as Bartlett (Williams’ Bon Chrétien) or Doyenné du Comice; 4 finely flavored pears, such as Bartlett (Williams’ Bon Chrétien) or Doyenné du Comice; 4 finely flavored pears, such as Bartlett (Williams’ Bon Chrétien) or Doyenné du Comice; 4 finely flavored pears, such as Bartlett (Williams’ Bon Chrétien) or Doyenné du Comice; Scant ⅓ cup (3 ½ oz./100 g) honey; ¼ cup plus 1 teaspoon (65 ml) whole milk; ½ cup (125 g) whipping cream; ½ vanilla bean; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons (1 oz./25 g) granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons (1 oz./25 g) granulated sugar; 1 ½ oz. (40 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa; 1 ½ oz. (40 g) bittersweet chocolate, 70 percent cocoa

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Encyclopedia of Chocolate

By Frédéric Bau and École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

Almond shortcrust pastry

1 ½ sticks (6 ⅓ oz./180 g) unsalted butter, plus a little extra for the mold

Pie
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the almond shortcrust pastry. In a mixing bowl, soften the butter and mix with the salt, confectioners’ sugar, ground almonds, egg, and 1 cup (3 ¼ oz./90 g) cake flour. As soon as the ingredients are mixed through, add the remaining flour and mix briefly, until just combined. Cover in plastic wrap and chill

Ingredients

Almond shortcrust pastry

Method

Photos