Pear And Butterscotch Tart For Yuppiechef

~ Tandy

This Pear And Butterscotch Tart was created for a yuppiechef.com challenge.

Pear and Butterscotch Middleton Tart
Pear and Butterscotch Middleton Tart

When I think of England I think of clotted cream teas, rainy weather and apple cider. I think of pork sausages, Wetherly’s butterscotch sweets and Thorntons chocolate.  I can taste fresh pears and strawberries and the beautiful locally produced cheeses. I can imagine the starkness of Dartmoor, and the wild sea at Land’s End. I remember shopping at Riverford Organic Farm and freshly caught crab from Devon. I conjure up images of times long ago when I stand in the shadow of Stonehenge, and explore the many castles and ruins dotted around the land. So when tasked to create a Middleton tart by Yuppiechef I had to think beyond the weather, and come up with something that would make the Duchess of Cambridge proud to serve at her table. Knowing she had chosen Le Creuset as part of her bridal registry, I decided to make something from my tatin recipe book.  I have combined two of their recipes, and it is the adaption I have listed below. For the original recipes, you will have to buy a tatin dish – and if you are not so sure about whether you need one, read my review here.

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Pear And Butterscotch Tart

Recipe Category: Baking
All Rights Reserved: An original recipe from Lavender and Lime

Ingredients

  • 125 g sugar
  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • 125 mls thick cream
  • 4 - 5 pears, cored
  • 175 g short crust pastry

Method

  • preheat the oven to 200° Celsius
  • roll the pastry out so that it is slightly larger than your dish
  • put the sugar into the tatin dish and place over a medium heat
  • allow the sugar to dissolve and stir once
  • let the sugar turn a golden caramel colour – do not take your eyes off it!
  • remove the dish from the heat and add the butter
  • gradually stir in the cream until thoroughly mixed
  • allow to cool for 10 minutes
  • slice the pears into eighths and blanche
  • place the pears in the caramel, packing them tightly together
  • immediately cover with the pastry
  • tuck the pastry loosely around the pears so that it forms a good base for the tart
  • make a few vent holes and then bake for 20 minutes
  • allow to cool for 10 minutes before loosening around the edges
  • invert onto a large serving plate
  • serve with whipped cream

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I am passionate about using regional, seasonable and sustainable produce when I cook. I live in Gordons Bay with my husband and dogs. We visit new places locally and overseas as often as we can to experience the food of the area. Follow along on our adventures!

18 thoughts on “Pear And Butterscotch Tart For Yuppiechef”

  4. Interesting. I like pears and caramel. What variety pear did you use? I would have thought many might be too soft and disintegrate. And you blanch them.

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    1. I used very firm pears – I will have to look which variety. If you don’t blanch them they are too hard to cut through 🙂

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  5. Yum, I was playing with tatin recipes a couple of months ago – this looks delish!

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