In the realm of culinary delights, "Pam's Rustic Caramel Pear Tart" stands as a testament to the magic that can be created when simple ingredients are combined with a touch of ingenuity and a whole lot of love. This delectable creation is a symphony of flavors and textures, a dance of crispy pastry, sweet caramelized pears, and a luscious caramel sauce that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, this recipe is sure to be a hit. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a delicious adventure as we unveil the secrets behind "Pam's Rustic Caramel Pear Tart."
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PEAR TARTS WITH CARAMEL SAUCE
Steps:
- To make the almond cream: In the bowl of an electric mixer or with a wooden spoon, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, beat in well, and add the Amaretto. Stir in the ground almonds and flour until evenly mixed. The mixture should be the consistency of a thick paste.
- To make the caramel sauce: In a small sauce pan, combine the brown sugar, butter and cream. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil vigorously for 2 minutes, remove from the heat. Cover and keep warm at the back of the stove.
- To make the tarts: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to a 1/8 inch thickness and, using a plate or cardboard circle as a template, use a very sharp knife to cut four 7 inch circles. Spread a circle of almond cream in the center of each, leaving a 1inch border. Fan the sliced pears out from the center of each tart, completely covering the almond cream but still leaving the border. Beat the egg yolk lightly with a fork and brush the border of the pastry with it (try not to let any yolk dribble down onto the cut edges of the pastry, otherwise it will not rise as high). Bake the tarts for about 20 minutes, until the edges are golden and the pastry is baked through. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes Place a sprig of mint in the center of each tart and sprinkle it with a little confectioners sugar. Serve warm, drizzled with the warm caramel sauce.
RUSTIC PEAR TART
Provided by Ellie Krieger
Categories dessert
Time 2h10m
Yield 6 servings, serving size 1 wedge
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- To prepare the crust, in a medium bowl whisk together the whole-wheat pastry flour, all- purpose flour, granulated sugar and salt. Add the butter and using two knives or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture until you get a pebbly, course texture. In a small bowl combine the buttermilk and ice water. Using a fork, gradually mix the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture. Pat the dough into a 4-inch round and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In the meantime, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F, and prepare the filling. Peel the pears, core them and cut into 1/4-inch slices. In a large bowl toss the pear slices with the lemon juice. Sprinkle in the cornstarch, brown sugar and cinnamon and toss until the pears are evenly coated. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough into a large circle about nine inches in diameter. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and draping the dough over the rolling pin, transfer to the prepared baking sheet. If the dough breaks at all patch it up with your fingers.
- Arrange the pears in a mound in the center of the dough, leaving a 2-inch boarder. Fold the border over the filling. It will only cover the pears partially and does not need to be even.
- Bake the tart for 15 minutes, and then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F, keeping the tart in the oven all the while, and bake for another 40 minutes, until the pears are tender and the crust is golden brown.
- In a small bowl stir together the honey and boiling water to make a glaze. When the tart is done remove it from the oven and brush the honey glaze all over the top of the fruit and crust. Transfer to a plate to cool slightly. Cut into 6 wedges and serve warm or a room temperature.
PEAR CARAMEL TART
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large non-stick skillet, melt butter and stir in sugar. As mixture begins to bubble, remove from heat and spread out pears. Return skillet to heat and cook over medium high until golden brown syrup bubbles up. This process will take about 30 minutes. Roll out crust to flatten folds and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Place crust over pears and press down around edges. Cut slits in crust and brush with egg. Bake for 30 minutes until crust is golden brown. Allow skillet to cool for 2 minutes. Loosen edges of crust with paring knife. Invert tart onto plate and cool.
RUSTIC CARAMEL APPLE TART
Like an apple pie without the pan, this scrumptious tart has a crispy crust that cuts nicely and a yummy caramel topping. -Betty Fulks, Onia, Arkansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add water and vanilla, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 10-in. circle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Combine the filling ingredients; spoon over crust to within 2 in. of edges. Fold up edges of crust over filling, leaving center uncovered. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over filling. Whisk egg and water; brush over crust., Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 25-30 minutes. Using parchment, slide tart onto a wire rack. Drizzle with caramel topping. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 298 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 77mg cholesterol, Sodium 218mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CARAMELIZED UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR TART
Categories Dairy Fruit Dessert Bake Thanksgiving Pear Fall Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 1 tart
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Peel, halve, and core pears.
- In a 9- to 10-inch ovenproof non-stick skillet or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet heat butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and stir in sugar (sugar will not be dissolved). Arrange pears, cut sides up, in skillet, with side parts at rim of skillet. Sprinkle pears with cinnamon and cook without stirring until sugar mixture forms a deep golden caramel. (This can take as little as 10 minutes or as much as 25, depending on skillet and stove.) Cool pears completely in skillet.
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out dough into an 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) and arrange over caramelized pears. Tuck edge around pears. Bake tart in middle of oven until pastry is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Have ready a rimmed serving plate slightly larger than skillet. As soon as tart has finished baking, invert plate over skillet and, wearing oven mitts and keeping plate and skillet firmly pressed together, invert tart onto plate. (This is a bit scary, but it works!)
- Serve tart at room temperature or chilled with whipped cream or ice cream.
RUSTIC PEAR TART
I saw a recipe for this rustic tart in a cookbook and wanted to try my own version of it. I changed the spices and chose my own fruits. It is a great dessert for the fall.-Lisa Varner, Charleston, South Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry into a 14-in. circle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the pears, cherries and vanilla. Combine 3 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and ginger; sprinkle over pear mixture and stir gently to combine. Spoon over pastry to within 2 in. of edges; sprinkle with walnuts. Fold edges of pastry over filling, leaving center uncovered., Beat egg white and water; brush over folded pastry. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly. Using parchment, slide tart onto a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 239 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 107mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
VANILLA-SPICED CARAMEL AND PEAR TART
Provided by Jeanne Kelley
Categories Dessert Bake Thanksgiving High Fiber Pear Vanilla Fall Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- For crust:
- Roll out pastry to 12-inch square and trim off corners, forming slightly rounded crust. (If using all-butter puff pastry, roll out to 12-inch round.) Transfer pastry to 10-inch-diameter springform pan, pressing pastry firmly onto bottom and 1 to 1 1/2 inches up sides of pan. Freeze crust until firm, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep frozen.
- For pears:
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over low heat. Add sugar and next 4 ingredients. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring until sugar melts and turns brown (color of peanut butter), about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; add pears, rounded side down. Cook until pears are almost tender, turning and moving skillet around occasionally to ensure even cooking, 10 to 15 minutes, depending on ripeness of pears. Carefully turn pears over; continue to cook until pears are very tender, about 10 minutes longer. Remove skillet from heat; cool pears in skillet with spices (pears will release juice while cooling).
- For filling:
- Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Add cinnamon, star anise, and cloves. Increase heat to medium; cook until butter is golden (watch to avoid burning), 3 to 4 minutes. Remove vanilla bean and spices from butter; discard. Whisk sugar, egg, and coarse salt in medium bowl. Whisk in flour. Gradually whisk browned butter into egg mixture. DO AHEAD: Pears and filling can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover separately; let stand at room temperature. Whisk filling before using.
- Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 400°F. Brush frozen crust with beaten egg white. Pour filling into crust; spread evenly over bottom of crust (filling will be very thin). Using slotted spatula, remove pears from skillet, allowing excess syrup to drain back into skillet; reserve syrup. Arrange pears, rounded side up, atop filling (about 9 around edge and 3 in center of pan).
- Bake tart until crust is deep golden and filling is set and brown at edges, about 1 hour. Run small knife around sides of pan to loosen tart. Release pan sides. Transfer tart to platter. Let stand, uncovered, at room temperature to cool slightly until just warm.
- Just before serving, boil syrup in skillet until reduced to generous 1/3 cup, 1 to 2 minutes. Discard spices. Drizzle syrup over pears. Serve tart slightly warm.
PEAR TART
This simple-to-make pear tart is sure to become a staple in your baking repertoire.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 12-inch round. Fit dough into a 9-inch removable bottom tart pan lifting into and pressing up sides. Refrigerate while you prepare almond cream (frangipane).
- In a food processor, pulse almonds and sugar until finely ground. Add butter, egg, flour, salt, and extract and process until well combined.
- Spread 1/4 cup jam over bottom of tart shell. Spread almond filling over; chill 15 minutes. Arrange pear slices on top, fanning them out. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and almond cream is puffed and set. Transfer to a wire rack and cool in the pan. Remove from pan. Melt remaining jam and brush over tart. Cool before serving.
CARAMEL PEAR TART
A delicious way to use fresh ripe pears in a creamy caramel pie.. A very impressive tart to serve to your guests.
Provided by Elly in Canada
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 pie, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Crust:
- In food processor, combine flour and sugar; sprinkle with butter cubes.
- Pulse until fine crumbs. Drizzle in cream and process until dough clumps together.
- Press into a 10-inch (25 cm) tart pan with removable bottom. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chilled.
- Meanwhile, prepare filling and topping:.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, heat sugar and 1/3 cup (75 mL) water, stirring until dissolved.
- Bring to boil; boil gently until syrup is a deep caramel colour. Carefully add 3/4 cup (175 mL) cream; stir until smooth.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Peel pears; cut in half lengthwise and remove stems and cores.
- Cut each half crosswise into thin slices, keeping shape intact.
- Place flat side down in tart shell, fanning slices out slightly.
- Set 1/4 cup (50 mL) caramel aside for topping.
- In a bowl, whisk egg with flour until smooth; whisk in remaining caramel until blended. Pour evenly over pears.
- Bake in bottom of oven for about 45 minutes until crust is golden and custard is set.
- Let cool until slightly warm.
- In a bowl, whip remaining cream; fold in reserved caramel.
- Serve slices of tart with a dollop of caramel cream.
- Rich and delicious!
CINNAMON-PEAR RUSTIC TART
I was lucky enough to spend the holidays with my husband's family in Montana. I loved the rustic simplicity of each dish we tasted, especially this rustic pear tart my mother-in-law made. -Leah Waldo, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight., Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat. Add pears and cinnamon; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Stir in cider and brown sugar. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 8-10 minutes. Stir in vanilla; cool slightly., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 14-in. circle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet., Spoon filling over crust to within 2 in. of edge. Fold crust edge over filling, pleating as you go and leaving an opening in the center. Brush folded crust with water; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 45-50 minutes. Transfer tart to a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 512 calories, Fat 27g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 69mg cholesterol, Sodium 506mg sodium, Carbohydrate 67g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
Tips:
- Use ripe pears for the best flavor and texture.
- Peel and core the pears before slicing them.
- Use a sharp knife to thinly slice the pears.
- Arrange the pear slices in a single layer on the tart dough.
- Brush the pears with melted butter or apricot jam before baking.
- Bake the tart until the pears are tender and the crust is golden brown.
- Let the tart cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
- Serve the tart with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
Conclusion:
This rustic caramel pear tart is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The sweet and juicy pears are perfectly complemented by the buttery crust and the caramel sauce. This tart is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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