Pear Tart

A Carolina mountain recipe for Pear Tart.

OtherOtherEasy10 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 9-inch pie crust
  • 1 and 1/2 cups milk
  • 2 tsp peeled and grated ginger root
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 (15-oz) cans pear halves, drained
  • 1 (8-oz) jar apricot preserves

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place milk and ginger in saucepan and heat over low heat until hot.

  2. 2

    Combine egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat.

  3. 3

    Slowly add flour to egg mixture and mix well.

  4. 4

    Add egg mixture to the milk and ginger in the saucepan and cook over low heat until mixture starts to thicken.

  5. 5

    Add vanilla and butter and remove from heat.

  6. 6

    Place mixture in the refrigerator until cooled.

  7. 7

    Meanwhile, bake pie shell at 425F degrees for about 10 minutes until golden brown and allow to cool.

  8. 8

    Place cooled cream mixture in pie shell.

  9. 9

    Slice pear halves into sections and arrange on top of cream.

  10. 10

    Heat apricot preserves and brush over pears.

  11. 11

    Slice and serve.

Tags

americancarolinas-cookingother