Hazelnut Pear Tart

Name: Hazelnut Pear Tart
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup chopped blanched hazelnuts; 1/3 cup apricot preserves; 2/3 cup chopped blanched hazelnuts, toasted; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2-3/4 pounds pears, peeled and sliced

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped blanched hazelnuts
1/3 cup apricot preserves
2/3 cup chopped blanched hazelnuts, toasted
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg, lightly beaten
2-3/4 pounds pears, peeled and sliced

Directions

1

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Gradually add flour; stir in hazelnuts.
2

Press into a greased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; reduce heat to 350°.
3

Spread apricot preserves over crust. In a large bowl, combine the hazelnuts, sugar, flour, butter and egg. Spoon over preserves. Arrange pear slices over filling in a concentric circle, slightly overlapping slices.
4

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.