Pears and ricotta tart

By Canela

This a lovely Pear Tart

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 1/2 cups of plain flour
• 1/2 cup almond meal
• 2 tablespoons caster sugar
• 100 grs. chilled butter
• cut in cubes
• 1 egg separated
• white reserved for filling
• 2 tablespoon cold water
• Ricotta filling
• 3 or 4 pears cut in half boiled for 8 minutes
• or 1 can pear halves well drained
• cut in half
• 250 grs. smooth ricotta
• 2 eggs more reserved white
• 3 tablespoon caster sugar
• 300 ml sour cream or double cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the filling:
In a bowl mix ricotta, sour cream and sugarr, mix , add the eggs and the white reserved, finally the vanilla essence. Set aside.


Method

For dough:
In a bowl mix the flour,almond meal and caster sugar, add better and mix well until resembles coarse bread crumbs.
Add egg yolk and water, mix until just combined. Knead on floured board until smooth.
Roll out pastry, line a 24 – 26cm tart pan with removable base. Trim away excess pastry. Arrange pears over base, pour in filling.
Preheat oven at 190°c.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes until filling is firm.
Remove cool in pan.
Dust the tarta with cinnamon and sugar.
Serve with whipped cream or toasted flacked almonds