Thin Tart of Pears with Crème Fraîche

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Thin Tart of Pears with Crème FraîcheWe love this pear tart dessert for a light and fruity dinner party dish. 

What You’ll Need:

  •  1/2 Puff Pastry Sheet
  • 5 Organic Pears
  • 100g Soft Organic Butter
  • 100g Caster Sugar
  • 120g Ground Almonds
  • 2 Medium Organic Eggs, beaten
  • 20g. Demerara Sugar
  • 25g Melted Organic Butter
  • Organic Crème Fraîche to serve

What To Do:

  • Whisk butter and sugar until creamy
  • Stir in almond powder then the eggs
  • Leave to set and remove from fridge 10mins before using
  • Cut a large rectangle of the pastry, fold in 1cm border along the edge and prick the pastry all over with a fork
  • Spread the almond cream to cover the base
  • Peel and slice pears into about 3mm thick slices and alternate layers
  • Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the Demerara
  • Bake in oven in 180 degrees Celsius for about 30minutes until pastry is crispy and golden and the pears are cooked
  • Serve with Organic crème fraîche

Monica Galetti has created a range of seasonal recipes for the Organic. Naturally Different campaign which demonstrate the benefits of buying organic products for the savvy shopper. For more information, visit:  www.facebook.com/organicuk

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