Thursday, 12 February 2009

French Pear and Almond Tart

It was my friend J's birthday on Monday and for a while now I seem to have been established in the role of the birthday cake baker at work. So of course I baked a cake for J. I wanted to try something different and new, which can be a bit risky if you're baking for somebody else, especially for somebody who loves baking themselves, and who is very good at it. I didn't let that put me off though.



Trawling my cookbooks and the web for inspiration I came across Dorie Greenspan's recipe for French Pear and Almond Tart, which had gotten rave reviews from all the Tuesday with Dorie Bakers, so I figured that I couldn't really go wrong with it. I didn't (go wrong with it, that is).

I like pears and I like almonds and as far as I knew so did J., so combining them in a tart seemed like a clever idea. The result was really good. Sweet but not overly so. Moist from the frangipane filling. Crumbly around the outside, because of the rich buttery pastry. But why don't you try it for yourself. You can find the recipe here.

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20 comments:

  1. Alex Watts12 February 2009 at 16:44

    that looks blooming delicious! will definitely try the recipe - when my oven's finally fixed!

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  2. Anonymous12 February 2009 at 16:59

    Oooh, lovely. Stephen ordered this in a restaurant recently and I loved it. I've been wanting a slice of my own ever since.

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  3. Gloria12 February 2009 at 20:12

    This Tart really look beatiful Sylvie! I love pears!! Gloria

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  4. Trish Sharp12 February 2009 at 21:15

    ooooooh..... your pie is sooooo pretty!!

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  5. test it comm13 February 2009 at 01:51

    That pear tart looks great! I like the slice pears that can be seen on top.

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  6. Jan13 February 2009 at 06:49

    Love the look of that tart Sylvie!

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  7. David Hall13 February 2009 at 10:44

    Delicious tasrt sylvie, pear and almond are such a lovely combo. I made a wet pear, almond and polenta cake last week which I'll be blogging soon. By the way, double check your title! Almon? :o)

    Cheers
    David

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  8. Anne13 February 2009 at 13:02

    That looks really delicious, save me a slice!

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  9. Sylvie13 February 2009 at 14:19

    Lennie, I hope you'll get your oven fixed soon. It's such a pain to have appliances that don't work.

    Ginger, now you can have a slice whenever you feel like it.

    Trish, Gloria, Kevin and Jan, thanks for the lovely comments.

    David, thanks for pointing that out. It's so easy to overlook silly mistakes like that.

    Anna, I would save you a slice, but I'm afraid there were none left to save.

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  10. Anonymous13 February 2009 at 16:38

    this is luscious! bravo! a fine birthday treat.

    cheers,

    *heather*

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  11. Susan Morris13 February 2009 at 17:14

    Sylvie that tart looks so good! I'm going to save the recipe as Craig has such a sweet tooth he would love it.

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  12. Rosie13 February 2009 at 18:07

    Sylvie, that Tart looks absolutely gorgeous!! Now I NEED to bake this too :0) Happy birthday to J too...

    Rosie x

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  13. Deborah14 February 2009 at 18:06

    What a gorgeous tart!

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  14. Sam15 February 2009 at 08:03

    That looks fantastic, I'm it tasted it too!

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  15. Nic15 February 2009 at 21:26

    That's a great looking tart Sylvie!

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  16. Strawberry Jam Anne16 February 2009 at 07:02

    That does look delicious. I am going to visit my daughter next weekend - may bake one to take with me! A x

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  17. Marie Rayner16 February 2009 at 14:20

    Your tart looks delicious Sylvie and has me wanting to bake this tart again!

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  18. Peter M16 February 2009 at 22:10

    Sylvie, you make this kind of stuff for coffee & tea wonderfully. Anyone would feel at home being served this.

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  19. Maggie19 February 2009 at 18:13

    This is just my type of tart Sylvie. Pears and almonds are a wonderful combo.

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  20. chocolate + jasmine25 February 2009 at 01:26

    That looks delicious. I love almond tarts and they go with so many different fruits. Pear is a lovely one!

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