Pear and Hazelnut Frangipane Tart
Find your new favorite treat in this cheerful dessert from Aran Goyoaga of Canelle et Vanille.
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 - Serves: 1 person
 
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour mix)
 - 1teaspoon sugar
 - ¼teaspoon salt
 - 8tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
 - 3tablespoons cold water, or more as needed
 - Reynolds® Parchment Paper
 - Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil
 - 3ounces hazelnuts
 - ½cup sugar
 - 8tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
 - 1egg
 - ½cup all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour mix)
 - 1tablespoon vanilla extract
 - 1tablespoon dark rum
 - ½teaspoon kosher salt
 - 3pears - peeled, cored and sliced
 
Instructions
Step 1
Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add the cold butter and pulse ten times until the butter is the size of large peas. Add 3 tablespoons of cold water and pulse until it comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured work surface and bring the dough together, forming a disk. Wrap in Reynolds® Parchment Paper and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes.Step 2
On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Fill a 9-inch tart mold or rectangle tart mold with the dough. Cut off excess from the top and refrigerate for another 15 minutes.Step 3
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cover the top of the dough with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil and weigh down with pie weights or dry beans. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and pie weights and let cool.Step 4
Combine the hazelnuts and sugar in the food processor. Pulse to a fine powder. Add the butter, egg, flour, vanilla, rum and salt. Process until it comes together as a paste.Step 5
Spread the mixture over the partially baked tart. On the top, arrange the pear slices in a pattern. Bake the tart for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown. Let it cool for 10 minutes before slicing.