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Crostata Di Pera | Pear Frangipane Tart
Adapted from Jamie’s Italy page 279
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Ingredients
for the pastry
125
g
butter
plus extra for greasing
100
g
icing sugar - I used fructose
Pinch
of salt
255
g
flour
Zest of 1 lime
2
egg yolks
30
mls milk
for the crostata
285
g
blanched almonds
divided
55
g
flour
255
g
butter
255
g
caster sugar - I used fructose
2
eggs
lightly beaten
5
mls vanilla extract
10
mls calvados
1
pear
Simple syrup
for brushing
1
sprig rosemary
leaves picked and finely chopped
Method
for the pastry
Grease a tart tin with butter
Cream together the butter, sugar and salt in a food processor
Add the flour, zest and yolks and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs
Add the milk and process until the dough forms
Turn out and wrap ion cling film
Leave in the fridge for 1 hour
Roll the pastry out quite thin and line your tart tin
Put the tin into the freezer for 1 hour
Preheat the oven to 180°Celsius
Blind bake your tart case for 10 minutes
Remove the baking beans and bake for a further 2 minutes
Leave to cool while you make the frangipane mixture
for the crostata
Blitz 255g almonds in a food processor until fine
Place in a large mixing bowl with the flour
Cream together the butter and sugar
Add to the almond and flour mix together with the eggs, vanilla and calvados
Fold the ingredients together until incorporated and the mixture is smooth
Place in the fridge for 30 minutes
Preheat the oven to 170°Celsius
Place the frangipane mixture into the pastry case
Core and slice the pear and arrange the slices on top
Brush the top of the pears with the simple syrup
Roughly chop the rest of the almonds and sprinkle on top together with the rosemary
Bake for 40 minutes and leave to cool for 30 minutes before slicing