Pear and Hazelnut Tart
Crust:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 t grated orange peel
1/2 t ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/2 cup shilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 egg yolk
5 T ice water
Glaze:
1/2 cup apricot preserves
2 T Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur)
Filling:
2/3 cup hazelnuts
1/2 cup sugar
1 T all purpose flour
6 T unsalted butter, room temperature
1 large egg
2 3/4 lbs pears, peeled, cored, sliced
>how to make<
Crust:
*Mix flour, sugar, orange peel, cinnamon and salt in large bowl.
*Add butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
*Mix in egg yolk.
*Add enough water by tablespoons until dough clumps together.
*Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
*Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour.
*Butter 10" diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
*Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13A" round.
*Transfer dough to prepared tart pan.
*Press dough onto bottom and up sides of pan.
*Trim dough edges.
*Pierce bottom and sides all over with fork.
*Refrigerate 30 minutes.
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
*Line pastry with aluminum foil.
*Fill with dried beans or pie weights.
*Bake 10 minutes.
*Remove foil and beans and bake until crust is golden brown, about 10 minutes more.
*Transfer to rack and cool.
Glaze:
*Heat apricot preserves and Frangelico liqueur in heavy small saucepan over medium heat just until glaze is heated through.
*Brush small amount of glaze over cooled crust.
*Reserve remaining glaze.
Filling:
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
*Blend hazelnuts, sugar and flour in processor until hazelnuts are finely ground.
*Blend in butter, then egg.
*Spread hazelnut filling in crust.
*Refrigerate 15 minutes.
*Arrange pear slices atop filling in concentric circles.
*Bake until filling is golden brown and pears are tender, about 45 minutes.
*Transfer tart to rack.
*Reheat remaining glaze and brush over pears.
*Cool tart completely.
*Remove pan sides from tart.
*Transfer to serving platter.
*Cut tart into wedges and serve.
-serves 6-
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