We have been blessed to have an ancient pear tree right in our backyard. It is HEAVY with fruit right now, and we often hear them ker-thunking to the ground, narrowly missing the occasional chicken. We have been eating them daily, and Jesse plans on making cider and wine with the excess, but I wanted to find another way to use them. While looking for recipes, I found this one courtesy of Martha Stewart (who I am kind of obsessed with right now). It turned out great, although I would recommend par-baking the tart for a few minutes before arranging the pears on top. Mine sank a little bit and so the end product was not as lovely as Martha’s….but it tasted delicious!
Things I changed in the recipe - raw almonds mashed with the mortar and pestle, turbinado sugar & honey in place of regular sugar, apricot jam instead of apple....and our crazy wild pears instead of Bartlett.
- Hannah.
