TWD: French Pear Tart

This weeks Tuesday with Dorie is a very special one for two reasons. First, it is the one year anniversary of the group! Second, Dorie herself, picked our recipe this week. She chose French Pear Tart. Because of this, I was especially excited to make the tart. Of course, I've also missed the last two TWD because of the holidays so I was really ready to get back into the swing of things!

While this wasn't a very difficult recipe, its not the best one to attempt Tuesday after work! There is chilling and cooling then baking and cooling again. It was almost 9 before it was cooled enough to slice and eat. For me, its a recipe better suited to a Sunday afternoon. But I was determined to get it done in time for posting today so I forged ahead!

The tart takes a little time but it is definitely worth it. The almond cream was ammmmmazingly delicious! I was worried that I had not ground the almonds finely enough but it didn't seem to matter. The cream baked up smooth and....well, creamy! The pears were a perfect match for the cream. The sweet tart crust was also great with the filling. It wasn't overwhelmingly sweet, which I was afraid it might be all together. I loved the nutty flavor the almonds gave to the tart. I would love to try this tart with another fruit. A nice tart apple would be a great combination with the cream and crust.

I'll definitely be making this one again! Thanks for the wonderful pick this week Dorie!! Phew...got it made and up before midnight! Sweet!

You can find the recipe on Dorie's blog. For more French Pear Tarts, check out the TWD Blogroll here.