Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Pear and Cream Cheese Tart Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6-8:

• 4 pears

• 3 oz crystal sugar

• 1 packet vanilla sugar

Sweetened pastry dough:

• 7 1/4 oz flour

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 tbsp sugar

• 3 1/2 oz cold butter

Cream cheese cream:

• 4 'petits-suisse' type cream cheese portions

• 3 oz sugar

• 2 eggs

• 3 tbsp crème fraiche

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Method:

1. Prepare the dough: in a bowl, in a bowl, combining the flour, salt and sugar. Divide the butter into small pieces with your fingers. Make a well in the center and place the butter in it. Pour in a tablespoon of water. Mix, pulling the flour towards the center, to form smooth pastry dough, Knead a few times with the palm of your hand, Let it rest for 2 hours.

2. Halve the pears, remove the stems, peel and discard the cores; slice thinly. In a saucepan, bring to a boil 3 cups of water, adding both the sugars. Plunge in the pear slices and poach for 10 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 320°F/160°C.

4. Prepared the cream cheese cream: blend the cream cheese with the sugar in small bowl. One by one add the eggs and finally the crème fraiche.

5. Arrange the pear halves on the tart base, pointing towards the center, flat sides down. Pour the cream cheese mixture in between the pieces of fruit. Bake for 45 minutes.

6. Take the tart out of the oven and cool completely before turning out.