PEAR AND DRIED-CHERRY TART

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Categories     Dessert     Bake     Thanksgiving     Pear     Cherry     Fall     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

For filling
8 firm-ripe Bosc or Bartlett pears
1 1/2 cups dried tart cherries
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Frozen-butter pastry dough
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Special Equipment
a 2-inch leaf-shaped cookie cutter

Steps:

  • Make filling:
  • Peel pears and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Cook pears, cherries, brown sugar, and rosemary in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring, until pears are tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Stir together lemon juice and cornstarch in a small cup and stir into pear mixture. Cook, stirring, 1 minute, or until thickened. Transfer filling to a bowl and cool completely.
  • Prepare shell while filling cooks and cools:
  • Roll out larger disk of pastry dough into a 13-inch round on a lightly floured surface, keeping remaining disk chilled, and fit into a 10-inch round tart pan (1 inch deep) with a removable fluted rim. Roll rolling pin over top of pan to trim dough flush with rim, then lightly prick bottom all over with a fork. Chill shell 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 425°F and place a large baking sheet in middle of oven.
  • Roll out remaining dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface and with leaf-shaped cutter cut out as many leaves as possible.
  • Fill and bake tart:
  • Spoon filling into tart shell, smoothing top, and decorate with pastry leaves. Brush leaves and pastry rim with some beaten egg.
  • Bake tart on preheated baking sheet in middle of oven until pastry leaves are golden, about 50 minutes. (If pastry rim gets too brown, tent rim with foil or a pie shield.)
  • Cool tart in pan on a rack at least 1 hour.

Khurshed Alom
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This tart was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good. The crust was flaky and the filling was flavorful.


Stefanus Stefanus
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I've made this tart several times now and it's always a winner. The pears and dried cherries are a great combination, and the crust is always perfect.


Belinda Msezane
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This tart was easy to make and turned out great! I used a store-bought pie crust and it still turned out great.


connie stiles
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I made this tart with apples instead of pears and it was still delicious. The crust was perfect and the filling was sweet and tart.


Adora Eden Justice
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This tart was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good. The crust was flaky and the filling was flavorful.


Captain Ashfaq
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I've made this tart several times now and it's always a winner. The pears and dried cherries are a great combination, and the crust is always perfect.


Hana Abtemariam
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This tart was easy to make and turned out great! I used a store-bought pie crust and it still turned out great.


Victory Olakunle
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I made this tart with apples instead of pears and it was still delicious. The crust was perfect and the filling was sweet and tart.


Melody Joy
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This tart was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good. The crust was flaky and the filling was flavorful.


Sonya Uchiha
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I've made this tart several times now and it's always a winner. The pears and dried cherries are a great combination, and the crust is always perfect.


Slindelo Nonzuzo
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This tart was easy to make and turned out great! I used fresh pears and dried cranberries, and it was delicious. The crust was perfect.


Noah Estes
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I made this tart for a dinner party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it. The tart was beautiful and tasted even better than it looked.


Ashley Claire
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This tart was absolutely delicious! The pears and dried cherries were a perfect combination, and the crust was flaky and buttery. I will definitely be making this again.