If you are reading this in a reader, you might want to come over and take a look around at the new Baked Bree! I am delighted with the new look that was created for me by Erin and Melissa of Wooden Spoons Kitchen. They are wonderful, creative, and a pleasure to work with. I have never worked with two people before that understood my needs and wants and brought it to life. Their attention to detail is unparalleled and I could not be happier with the end result. Thank you ladies! One of the most amazing new features is the recipes section. It is so beautiful that I cannot even handle it. So, take a look around and welcome to the new home of Baked Bree.
We are participating in a crop share this winter from Nall’s Produce in Alexandria. Every Friday, I go to Nalls to pick up my crate. The crate has beautiful, fresh produce from local farmers. You can even add on organic milk, eggs, butter, and bread to your order. I look forward to seeing what I will have to play with for the week. On this particular week, I had some gorgeous Bartlett pears. I immediately remembered a tart that I saw Lorraine Pascale make on her show, and knew that was what I needed to make with those crisp pears. This recipe is made using grams, I used a kitchen scale to measure. If you do not have a kitchen scale, it is a good thing to have and something that I encourage all bakers to have. If you do not, you can use this measurement converter. I love almond anything, and this tart is undoubtedly the best thing I have made in a long time. I had every intention of giving it away, but could not bring myself to part with it.
If you live in the Northern Virginia area, I urge you to look into the crop share through Nalls Produce. You will discover new fruits and vegetables and new ways to use them. It is a really great to support local farmers and a local business.
pie crust (store bought or homemade)
100 grams room temperature butter
100 grams sugar
100 grams almond flour
3 Tablespoons flour
1 egg
1 Tablespoon amaretto
2 pears
Cream:
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 Tablespoons amaretto
3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
Use a kitchen scale to measure the ingredients. I really love using a kitchen scale, it really makes a better end product.
Cream together butter and sugar. Add almond flour and regular flour.
Add egg, and amaretto. Mix until combined.
Press the pie dough in a tart pan. Peel and slice the pears into thin slices. I like to keep the slices together, they look so beautiful when you lay them into the tart pan.
Spread the almond filling into the bottom of the tart.
Press the pears into the filling. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 to 45 minutes. The filling will puff a little and the crust will be golden brown. Let cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove from pan. Let cool completely.
Make the cream by whipping mascarpone and heavy cream until thick, add powdered sugar, amaretto, and vanilla bean paste.
Sprinkle tart with powdered sugar and serve with amaretto cream.
Ingredients
- pie crust (store bought or homemade)
- 100 grams room temperature butter
- 100 grams sugar
- 100 grams almond flour
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon amaretto
- 2 pears
- Cream:
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3 Tablespoons amaretto
- 3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugar. Add almond flour and regular flour. Add egg, and amaretto. Mix until combined.
- Press the pie dough in a tart pan. Peel and slice the pears into thin slices. I like to keep the slices together, they look so beautiful when you lay them into the tart pan.
- Spread the almond filling into the bottom of the tart. Press the pears into the filling.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 to 45 minutes. The filling will puff a little and the crust will be golden brown. Let cool in pan for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove from pan. Let cool completely.
- Make the cream by whipping mascarpone and heavy cream until thick, add powdered sugar, amaretto, and vanilla bean paste.
- Sprinkle tart with powdered sugar and serve with amaretto cream.
*Disclaimer – I was given the Deep Winter Crop Share from Nalls Produce, but all opinions are my own.*
I am Bree. I love to cook. Even more than I love to take pictures.
The new look is wonderful and as for that tart? I love the little slices of pear peeking through and the colour is so pale and dreamy – gorgeous recipe.
thelittleloaf recently posted..Homemade Tagliatelle
Thank you! I love both, the tart and my new look!
Congratulations bree!!! The new website’s look is wonderful an super practical!! I love your recipes and have already tried a lot of them (all of them sooo delicious), even though i find a few problems sometimes with the ingredients as i am from brazil. Can i substitute the almonds flour for processed almonds?
Thank you and thank you again for your amazing recipes
Thank you! Almond meal or flour is just finely ground almonds. You can make it in the food processor very easily.
What a beautiful tart…and beautiful new layout of the website!
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Thanks friend! Have fun in Dallas!
I love the new look, Bree! Simply beautiful. And this tart is amazing!
Cassie | Bake Your Day recently posted..Cold Udon Noodle Salad with Tahini-Wasabi Dressing
Thanks Cassie! It makes me so happy!
Bree, this tart is gorgeous! And I love the updated site. Looks awesome!
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Thank you so much Katrina! I am so happy with the end result.
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Wow, this may be the most beautiful tart I have ever seen! Well done!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious recently posted..Roasted Butternut Squash and Sage Soup #SundaySupper
Oh stop! It tastes really good too. And totally easy to make.
The new layout is beautiful! The tart looks quite amazing too.
Thank you Alison! They were amazing to work with. So happy with how it turned out.
Such a lovely tart! The amaretto cream sounds incredible!
Thank you Natalie! That cream would be good on a lot of things… like waffles.
This looks absolutely beautiful! The first thing I thought was that the pears looked like those little beehive shaped honey dippers
Simply gorgeous recipe, sounds delicious too.
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They do don’t they? This tart is so good and so easy to make.
Your new site is absolutely beautiful and breath-taking. It’s so clean cut, yet happy at the same time.
I really like the “pin it” option on each of your photos too, it adds a nice touch and convenience.
And even though I don’t like pears, this tart looks really beautiful too!
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Thank you Becca! I didn’t think that I liked pears either, but I liked these crisp Bartletts. But you could use cherries, apples, anything.
I’ll respectfully disagree with the new website in that the shade of yellow used for the hyperlinks in the text is actually hard for me to read (too light against white background), which is either my eyesight, IE7 & IE8 browsers’ rendition, or just my bad sense of color. But it won’t stop me from loving the website and recipes
(and of course you don’t have to post this comment publicly)
I appreciate the feedback. I took a look in IE8 and it is hard to read, but just fine on Firefox and Chrome. I’ll talk to my designer and see what she says.
Gorgeous pear tart – love pears with almond, and amaretto is even better!!
And, I love the new site, though I did love the old as well. We are looking to redo Chez Us as well as the business – will have to check out the company you used!!
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Thank you Denise! I love almond anything, and this tart is easy and so delicious. Wooden Spoons did an amazing job, I could not be happier with the process and the final result.
your new look is gorgeous Bree! the tart is calling my name. love it!
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Thank you so much! I love both the tart and my new look!
Love the new look!
And this tart is gorgeous! I cannot wait to give this a shot.
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This recipe looks so, so beautiful. As does your site! I just want to hang out here!
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Thank you Amanda! I love it too. And this tart is o easy to make!
Love the new recipe section! So easy to navigate and sooo beautiful.
Speaking of beautiful, that tart is stunnniiinggggg
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Thank you! I love it too!
This is the most amazing tart I’ve ever seen. I still can’t imagine how you managed to baked this beautiful shape!
Thank you Dan! It was so easy, the pears did all of the work!
Your site makeover is gorgeous! Wooden Spoon did an excellent job! Makes me want a facelift, too!! Your pear tart is so unique and absolutely gorgeous! Very nice!
Julia {The Roasted Root} recently posted..Superfood Breakfast Tacos
Thank you Julia! I think so too! They were wonderful to work with.
Love your new lay out!! That tart is worthy of masterchef………. brilliant photography as well!! Well done Bree!! There’s a reason why people like me are such ardent fans of yours irrespective of the fact that we live across the ocean from each other!!
Thank you Ann! That is very nice of you to say!
mmmm, almonds + pears, heavenly
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I think so too.
LOVE IT!! The new site and design is lovely!! So clean and fresh and ready for Spring! And don’t even get me started on this tart! It looks like those pears are floating in the dough. Such a wonderful look!
Karyn – Pint Sized Baker recently posted..Vanilla Bean Puddings – A Guest Post
Thank you Karyn! I have to say that I love it too!
The crop basket seems cool. Your tart came out beautifully and congratulations on the new look of your blog.
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thank you very much Chineka!
[...] food. I am always looking for new ways to make hearty vegetable based meals. When I got my Crop Share this week, it had lots of carrots and parsnips in it so it was the perfect time to try to recreate [...]
This looks so feminine and gorgeous! I want it for Mother’s Day or something. Heck, I’ll really take it any day, if I’m being honest
Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen recently posted..Chewy Toffee Chocolate Blondies
I made it again last night! I love this tart, and it is so easy to make.
so delicious this pear tarte! I was ipnotized by your photos…and…I want to try this recipe!! really nice! bye silvia
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Thank you Silvia!
[...] food. I am always looking for new ways to make hearty vegetable based meals. When I got my Crop Share this week, it had lots of carrots and parsnips in it so it was the perfect time to try to recreate [...]
This looks absolutely gorgeous and sweet! I would love to try this for a dinner party – I think it would be a hit!
xo Emily @ Hungry Delights
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absolutely stunning!
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Such a gorgeous tart Bree!