Pear Tart

My husband's Granny has 2 pear trees and towards the end summer each year they are ready to be picked. We took the kids out there (to the country) and made a day of visiting, fishing and pear picking. The kids loved it and my oldest was eager to help me make something out of them. I did my research trying to figure out what I was going to make and kept going back to a tart. I have never made one before, also had to look up what was different between a tart and pie, and if you follow me you know baking and I do not always get along. Well I did it and it turned out great!!!

Crust

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 8 Tbsp butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 Tbsp cold water, or more if needed

-Mix together dry ingredients.
-Cut in butter.
-Mix in egg yolk and water.
-It should be a stiff but workable dough ball.
 -Roll out to about 9 inches and place in tart pan.
-With fingertips, press dough evenly up the sides of the tart pan and fold if needed .
-Chill dough in freezer while slicing the pears.

Filling

• 5 pears
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon

-Peel and slice pears. I cored them and used my mandolin to slice them.
-Toss them in the cinnamon. 
-Remove crust from freezer and arrange pears in an overlapping pattern.
-Mix remaining flour and sugar and butter in a small bowl.

-Cover the pears with filling.
-You may not use all of the filling.
-Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 35 minutes or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly.

Enjoy!

~Mrs. Milly~