4 cups water, 1 cup white sugar, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, 1 cinnamon stick, 5 pods cardamom, crushed, 4 Conference pears - peeled, halved, and cored
Instructions
Simmer water, sugar, honey, and spices, then poach pears for 10 minutes and cool. Prepare a dough from flour, sugar, salt, butter, and egg yolk; press into a tart pan, freeze for 30 minutes, and blind bake at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes. Create frangipane by beating butter, sugar, almonds, eggs, and extracts until smooth. Spread the mixture over the crust, arrange fanned pear slices on top, and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes until firm.
Nutrition
Total Fat 24g 31%, Saturated Fat 14g 69%, Cholesterol 104mg 35%, Sodium 171mg 7%, Total Carbohydrate 94g 34%, Dietary Fiber 4g 15%, Total Sugars 66g, Protein 9g, Vitamin C 5mg 23%, Calcium 79mg 6%, Iron 2mg 13%, Potassium 330mg 7%
