Pear-Walnut-Marzipane-Tarte |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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This wonderful, rich and sweet, yet also fruity tarte was my birthday cake this year. It is sooo yummy and perfect for autumn. Serving this at the end of a meal is sure to impress even the pickiest guest. It looks like a ton of work, but really its quite straight forward. Ingredients:
100 g butter, softened |
50 g sugar |
1 pinch salt |
1 egg yolk |
150 g flour |
2 tablespoons water, ice cold |
150 g marzipan paste, coarsely grated |
75 g butter |
75 g sugar |
1 egg |
1 egg white |
75 g almonds, ground |
2 tablespoons cornstarch or 2 tablespoons potato starch |
75 g walnuts, coarsely chopped |
2 pears, peeled, cored and sliced |
75 g apricot jam |
Directions:
1. For the dough combine butter, sugar and salt using the dough hooks of your hand mixer.
2. Knead in the egg yolk. Add flour and water and knead into a smooth dough. Refrigerate wrapped into cling film for 1 hour.
3. For the marzipane filling mix together marzipane, butter and sugar using the whisks of your hand mixer for 5 minutes. Add the egg and the egg white and mix in well.
4. Add almonds and starch and beat in quickly.
5. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a round of about 28 cm/11 inches. Place in a greased tarte pan of 26 cm/10 inch in diameter. Prick the bottom several times with a fork.
6. Pour the marzipane cream on top and smooth it down with a spoon. Sprinkle the walnuts over it and place the pear slices on top of that. Lightly press them into the marzipane filling.
7. Bake in the preheated oven at 200°C/400°F on the second lowest rack for 40-45 minutes.
8. While the tarte is still hot, bring the apricot jam to a boil and spread it over the tarte.
9. Allow to cool in the pan.
10. Enjoy!
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