Pear-Walnut-Marzipane-Tarte
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 10 inch tarte
ingredients
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For the dough
- 100 g butter, softened
- 50 g sugar
- 0.25 ml salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 150 g flour
- 29.58 ml water, ice cold
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For the marzipan filling
- 150 g marzipan paste, coarsely grated
- 75 g butter
- 75 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 75 g almonds, ground
- 29.58 ml cornstarch or 29.58 ml potato starch
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For the pear walnut topping
- 75 g walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 2 pears, peeled, cored and sliced
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For the Glaze
- 75 g apricot jam
directions
- For the dough combine butter, sugar and salt using the dough hooks of your hand mixer.
- Knead in the egg yolk. Add flour and water and knead into a smooth dough. Refrigerate wrapped into cling film for 1 hour.
- 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.
- Add almonds and starch and beat in quickly.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 200°C/400°F on the second lowest rack for 40-45 minutes.
- While the tarte is still hot, bring the apricot jam to a boil and spread it over the tarte.
- Allow to cool in the pan.
- Enjoy!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Lalaloula
United States