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More flour was added until it came together; a lot more flour. Anyone can find a recipe for sweet pastry or buy ready-made so I won't repeat that part of the recipe. They added the grated zest of a lemon by the way.
The Frangipane mix was fine although the suggested 30ml amaretto was substituted with lemon juice. Very similar I admit to the Apricot and Fig Frangipane Tart; but equally as delicious. Ladies and Gentlemen let me introduce you to Torta di Pere e Frangipane; that's Pear and Frangipane Flan to you and me.
From Delicious magazine May 2008
For the Frangipane:
- 150g softened butter
- 150g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150g ground almonds
- 15g plain flour
- 30ml amaretto
- 2 amaretti biscuits
- 2-3 ripe pears
Mix the butter, sugar, eggs, almonds, flour and amaretto together into a smooth paste. Add half the crushed amaretti biscuits.
Oven to 180C/160Fan/G4.
Spoon the filling into the pastry case (in a 23cm round loose-bottomed, fluted flan tin) and arrange the peeled and quartered pears on top. Sprinkle the remaining biscuits on top and bake for 35-45 minutes. Serve hot or cold with cream.
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This is fantastic. I love baking with pears, even though I don't do it much.
Scribbled down by: Patricia Scarpin on July 24, 2008 2:31 PM
oh dear. this looks so delicious. i love any kind of flan and this one sounds uber special.
Scribbled down by: Becky on July 31, 2008 12:56 AM
This looks fab. Pears are in season here, and I also have tinned pears, so this looks like a great way to use them.
Scribbled down by: Cakelaw on August 5, 2008 11:15 AM
Will there be a book released of your delicious recipes.And can I recommend a title for you.
scumptiousness is a spittoon away.I think it is a very HOT (as in furnace) title.
Love your food.
Cheers Hookie
Scribbled down by: hookie on September 6, 2008 3:32 PM
No book Hookie - none of the recipes are 'mine' but rather culled from other bloggers, magazines and books. I'll be damned to the furnaces of Cumbria hell if they went to book form.
Scribbled down by: Andrew on September 15, 2008 2:30 PM