Ingredients
1kg fresh pears
For the dough
1 kg butter
500 gms icing sugar
4 eggs
1.5 kg flour
For the almond cream
500 gms butter
3 eggs
500 gms sugar
200 gms flour
10 ml vanilla essence
300 gms almond powder
Method
1. For the dough, mix the butter, icing sugar, eggs and flour and knead well.
2. Allow the dough to rest for an hour before rolling it out and placing it on a tart mould.
3. In a bowl, add butter and sugar. Whisk using a hand blender and add eggs at equal intervals.
4. Add the flour and almond powder together and mix well once again.
5. While baking, evenly spread the almond cream in a tart mould.
6. Slice the pears and arrange it on the top of the almond cream.
7. Sprinkle cinnamon powder and sugar on top.
8. Bake at 170C for 25 to 30 minutes.
9. Serve and enjoy!
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