Irish Spicy Pear Tart

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Irish Spicy Pear Tart

 

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

4 pears, peeled and cored

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup superfine sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

2/3 cup canola oil

Sweetened whipped cream, optional

 

 

Wrap a 10-inch round springform pan in 2 layers of aluminum foil to prevent

leaking.

 

In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and butter over medium heat. Cook,

stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes, until butter and sugar caramelize.

Pour caramel into prepared springform pan. Set aside.

 

Using large holes of a box grater, shred one pear. Slice remaining pears. In a

medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and salt.

 

In a separate bowl, beat eggs and oil together. Stir in the shredded pear. Next,

stir dry ingredients into egg mixture and pour over the caramel base. Arrange

sliced pears on top in a concentric circle, starting from the center. Bake in

300-degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the base bubbles and pears

are soft. Remove from oven and let cool slightly in the pan. Remove sides of

pan. Slice and serve with whipped cream, if desired.

 

Serves 8.

95 MINUTES

20 minutes to make

75 minutes to bake

 

Author: From " The New Irish Table. "

Source: Detroit News, March 13, 2003

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 03.10.08

 

Per serving (without whipped cream): 618 calories; 32 g fat (9 g saturated fat;

47 percent calories from fat); 82 g carbohydrates; 86 mg cholesterol; 224 mg

sodium; 4 g protein; 3 g fiber.

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