Ginger Butterscotch Pear Tart

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Ginger Butterscotch Pear Tart Ingredients

FOR THE SHELL	1 Cinnamon stick
3/4 c Walnuts	1 c Sugar
2 tb Sugar	***FOR THE GINGER
1 1/4 c All-purpose flour	; CREAM***
1/2 ts Salt	3 lg Eggs yolks
3/4 Stick cold unsalted butter;	1/2 c Light brown sugar
; tablespoons)	3 tb All-purpose flour
Raw rice for weighting the	1/4 c Milk
FOR THE POACHED PEARS	1 tb Unsalted butter
3 Firm-ripe pears	1/4 ts Salt
2 c Dry red wine	2 ts Grated peeled fresh

Instructions for Ginger Butterscotch Pear Tart

Make the shell: In a food processor grind coarse the walnuts with the sugar,add the flour, the salt, and the butter, and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add 3 tablespoons ice water, and toss the mixture until the water is incorporated. Press the dough into the bottom and up the side of a 7 1/2-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim, crimping the edge decoratively, and prick the bottom with a fork. Chill the shell for 30 minutes, line it with foil, and fill the foil with the rice. Bake the shell in the middle of a preheated 425F. oven for 7 minutes, remove the rice and foil carefully, and bake the shell for 5 minutes more, or until it is golden. Let the shell cool in the pan on a rack. Poach the pears: In a saucepan just large enough to hold the pears in one layer combine the wine, the cinnamon stick, and the sugar and bring the liquid to a boil over moderately high heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add the pears, peeled, and poach them, turning them occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until they are just tender. Let the pears cool in the syrup. Make the ginger butterscotch pastry cream: In a bowl with an electric mixer beat lightly the egg yolks. Add the brown sugar, a little at a time, beating, beat the mixture until it ribbons when the beaters are lifted, and beat in the flour. Add the milk, scalded, in a stream, whisking, transfer the mixture to a heavy saucepan, and bring it to a boil over moderately low heat, stirring constantly. Boil the mixture, stirring constantly , for 2 minutes. Strain the pastry cream through a fine sieve into a bowl and stir in the butter, the salt, and the gingerroot. Let the pastry cream cool, its surface covered with a buttered round of wax paper, for 1 hour. Remove the rim of the tart pan, set the shell on a platter, removing the bottom of the pan, and spread the pastry cream in the shell. Arrange the pears, drained, cut lengthwise into sixths, and cored in a spoke pattern on top of the pastry cream. Gourmet February 1991 Converted by MC_Buster. Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

Main Ingredient: PearsCuisine: Uncategorized

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