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1/4 cup sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 vanilla bean Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 pound slightly under-ripe Bosc pears (or pear of your choosing) Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons lemon juice Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons water Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces Ask a question about this ingredient
Preheat oven to 375°F. Place the sugar in a small bowl. With a paring knife, split the vanilla bean lengthwise in half and scrape out the seeds. Stir the seeds into the sugar.
Ask a question about this stepPeel, half, and core pears. Place cut side up in a baking dish. Drizzle fruit with lemon juice, then sprinkle your vanilla-sugar mixture evenly over the fruit. Dot each fruit with pieces of butter. Pour water into pan (not over fruit).
Ask a question about this stepRoast pears for 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 5 - 10 minutes. Flip pears, continue to roast and baste another 20 - 30 minutes, or until tender when pierced with paring knife.
Ask a question about this stepOnce pears are cool enough to handle, lay cut side down, and slice lengthwise, thinly. Place pears back in baking dish to absorb any juices left behind.
Ask a question about this stepCrust Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 cup water Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 tablespoon oil Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 tablespoon sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient
Brown Butter Filling Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 cup sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
2 eggs Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 cup all-purpose flour Ask a question about this ingredient
Heat oven to 375°F. Place 1 1/2 cups flour in large bowl. Heat all remaining crust ingredients in large skillet over medium heat 5 minutes or until mixture begins to brown and give off nutty aroma, stirring occasionally. Pour over flour; stir until dough forms. Let stand until cool enough to handle. Press into bottom and up sides of 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom (hint: sometimes its best to pierce the bottom of the tart with a fork to prevent too large of puffing during baking). Bake 15 minutes, or until light brown and slightly puffed. Cool on wire rack.
Ask a question about this stepMeanwhile, heat 1/2 cup butter in medium skillet over medium heat 7 minutes or until milk solids on bottom are chocolate brown. Pour into glass measuring cup. Cool 15 minutes or until warm but not hot.
Ask a question about this stepWhisk 1/2 cup sugar, eggs and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl until combined. Whisk in 1/4 cup flour and seeds scraped from the vanilla bean. Gradually whisk in warmed brown butter until smooth.
Ask a question about this stepPlace tart pan on rimmed baking sheet. Arrange pears over crust; pour filling over fruit (filling will reach top of crust).
Ask a question about this stepBake 30 minutes, or until golden brown and set in the middle. Cool on wire rack.
Ask a question about this stepGreat congratulations on making the EP! I loved testing this almost as much as we loved eating it!
Thank you so much! Would youl believe that this is the first time Ive ever posted one of my recipes? Means a lot that it was received so well and chosen as an EP!
Well then get busy and show us some more!