4 les pastry Recipes

pastry , recipe follows, butter, superfine sugar , sifted, eggs, flour , sifted, ground almonds, kirsch, firm pears, halved, peeled, cored , bottom and top removed, stored in lemon water to prevent discoloration, apricot jam, lemon juice, cold water, pastry flour , sifted, butter, cut into small cubes and chilled, superfine sugar , sifted, egg, beaten

olive oil, olive oil, chopped onion, garlic cloves, minced, divided, chopped seeded peeled plum tomatoes (about 2 1/4 lbs.), fresh sage leaves, fresh rosemary sprig, frozen puff pastry, thawed (2 sheets ), tomatoes, sliced into 1/8-inch thick rounds, minced fresh basil

all-purpose flour, salt, water , as needed, oil, for deep-frying, percent pure cane syrup, pecan pieces