PEAR CUSTARD GALETTE

Prep:
Cook:
Chill:

45 mins
25 mins
pastry 30 mins, filling 1 hr and 10 mins

Pastry:

  1. Combine flour, sugar, salt and butter.  In food processor, pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  With motor running, add ice water.  Turn out onto plastic wrap and press into ball.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes.  Preheat oven to 400�F (200�C).

  2. Roll pastry between two pieces of waxed paper, into 13-in (32.5 cm) circle.  Fit into 12-in (30 cm) or 11-in (28 cm) round fluted tart tin, curling edge over.  Prick all over with a fork.  Line tart shell with foil.  Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden.  Let cool on a rack

Filling:

  1. In a saucepan, combine flour, sugar and salt.  Whisk in warm milk until smooth and place pan over medium heat.  Cook, stirring constantly, for 6 to 8 minutes, or until thickened.  Remove from heat.

  2. Pour a little of the milk mixture into egg yolks; beat until well combined and smooth.  Pour into milk mixture and set over low heat.  Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 5 minutes or until very thick and just beginning to bubble.  Remove from heat.  Stir in butter and vanilla.  Cover with plastic wrap touching surface of filling and let cool to room temperature.

  3. Sprinkle gelatine over liqueur.  Let stand for 1 minute.  Add boiling water, honey and lemon juice, stirring until gelatine is dissolved.  Stir 1/4 cup of the gelatine mixture into egg mixture.  Spread evenly in cooled tart shell.  Drain pears and arrange decoratively over filling.  Stir cinnamon into remaining gelatine mixture.  Brush evenly over pears and place tart in refrigerator for 10 minutes.  Brush on remaining gelatine mixture until tart is well glazed.  Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Cinnamon and honey glazed pear slices are an excellent finish for this creamy vanilla-flavoured custard tart.  It's made in a metal tart pan with a removeable bottom, making it easy to remove the tart from the pan, while keeping the fruit and glaze intact.  It's a glorious way to enjoy pears.
Pastry:
1-1/2 cups
1 tbsp
1/4 tsp
3/4 cup
1/4 cup
Filling:
1/2 cup
1/2 cup

2-1/2 cups
2
1 tbsp
1 tsp
1
2/3 cup
1/4 cup
3 tbsp
1 tbsp
1/2 tsp
1

  
Five Roses All Purpose Flour
granulated sugar
salt
cold butter, cubed
ice water
  
Five Roses All Purpose Flour
granulated sugar
Pinch salt
warm milk
Egg yolks
butter
vanilla
pouch Knox
Unflavoured Gelatine
Poire William or Calvados liqueur
boiling water
honey
lemon juice
cinnamon
can (28 oz/796 mL) pear slices

   
375 mL
15 mL
1 mL
175 mL
50 mL
   
125 mL
125 mL

625 mL
2
15 mL
5 mL
1
150 mL
50 mL
45 mL
15 mL
2 mL
1

  
Makes 10 servings.

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