Pear & Hazelnut Tart
Preheat the oven to 190ºC
Filo Pastry to line flan tin
3 large pears of equal ripeness, peeled cored & halved
Apple juice or water
70g hazelnuts, finely ground*
60g caster sugar
50g butter, softened, but not melted
1 large egg
Put the pears in a saucepan and cover with the apple juice or water.Bring to the boil and simmer very gently until the pears are just tender.This can take 12-40 mins, depending on the variety and ripeness of the fruit.
Line flan tin with 4 or 5 sheets of filo pastry overlapping the sheets.Mix together the hazelnuts, sugar, egg & butter to form a smooth paste and spread over the pastry base.
When the pears have cooled a little slice in 5mm slices and arrange on top of the nut mixture.Bake for 25-30 minutes and ideally, serve immediately with whipped cream or ice cream.
* I like to use roughly crushed pecan nuts to ring the changes in this recipe.
Grannymar,
WHAT?? FILO PASTRY TO LINE FLAN TIN??
What are you talking about?
Where did you get this recipe, from Maxine?
I reckon it’s a cheaty way to get a puff pastry effect…
I love hazel nuts but never did get on with pecans (or macadamias either.)
Hazelnut butter is a great substitute for peanut butter…
I just gained the 3k I lost reading this!
Nancy – It might be something to do with the fact that Filo is the only pastry that agrees with me.
Magpie – I will swap the my hazel nuts for your pecans and macadamias!
Baino – But you don’t have to eat all of it! 😉
Yes, GM, but what is Filo ? We poor outcasts over here don’t know this stuff. Help us out,please…..
Vinegar we understand. Filo, not so much !
Nancy – This pastry is known as Phyllo, filo, or fillo and greek in origin. It is paper-thin sheets of raw, unleavened flour dough used for making pastries in Greece and the middle east. I usually cheat and buy it ready made, either fresh or from the frozen section of the supermarket.
Thanks for the explanation, GM. Now I know what Filo is…
I love using phyllo dough. It always dresses up a dish and adds an extra yum.
Nancy – Glad to solve the puzzle for you.
Kay – I love the light crispness.