Pear Tart with Crispy Puff Pastry

Pear Tart with Crispy Puff Pastry

Christmas pear tart with homemade puff pastry, extra butter, and a hint of cinnamon. Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside.

Time: 45 min · Servings: 6 · Calories: 1058 kcal

Ingredients

Method

  1. Place a sheet of puff pastry on the work surface.
  2. Distribute pieces of butter in the center of the puff pastry sheet.
  3. Sprinkle sugar over the butter.
  4. Cover with the other sheet of puff pastry.
  5. Sprinkle sugar on the surface to prevent sticking to the rolling pin and gently roll out.
  6. Use a plate as a guide to trim the dough, leaving an excess edge.
  7. Cut fringes on the excess edge of the dough.
  8. Braid the fringes, alternating from one side to the other, always leaving one in the middle.
  9. Tuck the tips of the fringes inward into the puff pastry.
  10. Clean the pears without peeling them.
  11. Cut the pears into thin slices with a mandoline or very carefully.
  12. Cut all pear slices in half.
  13. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over the puff pastry base.
  14. Distribute small piles of butter over the sugar and cinnamon.
  15. Arrange the pear slices over the base.
  16. Brush the surface with beaten egg.
  17. Preheat the oven to 200º C with fan.
  18. Bake until the tart is golden and crispy.

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