"On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…" Dorie's French Pear Tart. And not just that but the Tuesdays with Dorie group was treated to an in-depth interview with Dorie who even joined in this week and baked and blogged with the rest of us. This truly is a fun and inspiring group to be a part of. Thanks Dorie and, of course, Laurie whose brainchild it was to start this group one year ago! "The really stylish French hostess will mix store-bought with handmade for dessert and do it judiciously and with flair." — Dorie Greenspan from her article " When French Women Bake..." which won a James Beard Foundation Journalism Award
Recipe
I halved the recipe and baked the minis for 30-35 minutes.
¾ stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
¾ cup ground blanched almonds
2 teaspoons flour
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 large egg
2 teaspoons dark rum or 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Tart shells
Can of pears
You can find the recipe for French Pear Tart in the book Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. To see how the rest of the TWD group fared with this week's recipe, click here and then click on each blogger! Thanks to Dorie Greenspan who chose the recipe for this week and will post the recipe.
Tasting NotesThis tart is easy and delicious. I know it would be even better with the homemade nut crust and freshly-poached pears.
"If music be the food of love, play on."
— Shakespeare
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40 comments:
Those little tarts are so cute! It is so great to have options for easy desserts, right? :)
I made mini tarts as well, but mine are not nearly as fancy!
You did a superb job!
I think I would need to hibernate for a month if I made that yule log! I think your tarts are adorable -- so pretty, as your creations always are!
They look so delicate and tasty!
What pretty little tarts! Great job :)
Just gorgeous! I think I may have to buy mini tart pans.
Your tarts are too cute!
I liked that we could use canned pears, I find the fresh ones pretty hit or miss in the grocers.
I agree - this was a fabulous dessert, and soooo much easier than the yule log!
I LOVE the crimped edge! It looks sooo cute and adorable. Nice job Shari! :)
You can't argue with the stylish French way of doing things, right? These tarts are simply adorable. The almond cream is the best part; and that's homemade. Great job.
Nancy
These look sooo cute!! I love mini's!!
those little tarts looks so dainty and delicious! i love the flexibility of this recipe.
Those are just the cutest darn little tarts I've seen! I love it! Fantastic as always!
Ha, fantastic! Great mix and match of components!
I love the tartlets. They look great. Your pictures are always gorgeous.
adorable little tarts! happy new year, shari! :)
Your tart looks gorgeous!
I love your little mini tarts!! I'll have to remember that when serving this to a crowd. :)
How very sweet! ...Little mini tartelettes that give you the impression they're just not that rich... and that of course, you're allowed to have another one... and another one... and another one...
Very, very nice, too cute, Shari!
You always have your own little twists that put everything over the top...these look very elegant and divinely delicious!
super duper cute! love all things mini. they look soooo delicious.
How fun that the almond puffed so much around the pears. They look just adorable!
Oh, these are so beautiful! I can't tell you how much I would love one right this minute! Great job, as always.
yummm...your tart looks great!
cute idea !
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Love how they puffed up so cute! Great job.
The little tarts are stunning! They would be such a hit here at my house.
I loved this tart too~ Your minis are adorable!
Yours are awesome! I love the idea of making minis. :O)
Nice looking tart! The pear looks almost whipped- did it cook that way or was it how you cut it>
Ciao ! I love the mini tarts !! they are the cutest !
So cute.
I love the way the crust tastes.
This is such a fabulous dessert.
Adorable! I never think of making minis, but they're so lovely. And the storebought crusts? Genius.
Well done! These look perfect with a cup of tea.
they are adorable!! :) great idea to use the shells as a time saver. i am still recovering from christmas, myself. it was sooo delicious with the homemade crust too!
Oh, those are so pretty. I love the minis so many are making these days.
Adorable little cuptarts! Beautiful pictures as always! Glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
The minis are so cute!
Those are unbelievably cute!
Shari,
Those are pretty little pastry shells. Your tarts look fabulous. Wow only 99lbs. of butter. whew!
AmyRuth
your minis are very cute!
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