
Pear tartlet
A delicious pear tartlet based on a recipe from Debic.Ingredients
400gUnsalted butter
240gbrown sugar
200gPlain flour
60gmixed baking powder
120gpasteurized egg yolk
5gLemon zest
400gZeeuwse flour
200mlWhite wine
1units.itemsLemon
5gStar anise
1units.itemsbourbon vanilla pod
1000mlsugar water (1:1)
2000gDoyenne du Comice pears
100gUnsalted butter
100gpasteurized whole egg
300gAlmond paste
10gLemon zest
2000mlDebic crème brûlée
Preparation
- Mix the butter with the caster sugar, lemon zest, and egg yolk.
- Sift the flour and mix with the baking powder.
- Add to the butter mixture, knead well, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Then roll out to 7 mm thick and cut out to 14 cm Ø.
- Place these discs in a lightly greased 12 cm Ø tart pan.
- For the pears, bring all ingredients to a boil and add the peeled pears.
- Cook the pears until tender.
- Let cool in the liquid.
- For the almond cream, mix the butter with the lemon zest and gradually add the almond paste and egg, alternating.
- Stir until smooth, transfer to a piping bag, and pipe 60 grams into the center of the tart pan.
- Top with 5 pear halves and bake in the oven at 190ºC for 20 minutes.
- Heat the crème brûlée to 70ºC and portion onto the pear tarts.
- Cool down, sprinkle with cane sugar, and caramelize à la minute with a blowtorch.


