Pear Frangipane Tart

Name: Pear Frangipane Tart
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 4 ounces toasted sliced almonds; 2 ounces (½ stick) soft sweet butter; 1½ teaspoons brandy; ⅓ cup sugar; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 prebaked 9-inch tart shell; 7 ripe pears, peeled, cored, and sliced ⅛ inch thick; 1 recipe Chantilly Cream; 1 large egg; 2 ounces (½ stick) sweet butter; 1¼ teaspoons brandy; 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

This tart served warm with chantilly cream is a fall favorite. You can substitute plums or apricots for the pears.

Ingredients

Frangipane

4 ounces toasted sliced almonds
2 ounces (½ stick) soft s

Dessert
Pastry
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

To make the frangipane

Put the almonds, butter, brandy, and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. With the paddle attachment, beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until the almonds are broken up and the but