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
Place milk and ginger in saucepan and heat over low heat until hot.
- 2
Combine egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat.
- 3
Slowly add flour to egg mixture and mix well.
- 4
Add egg mixture to the milk and ginger in the saucepan and cook over low heat until mixture starts to thicken.
- 5
Add vanilla and butter and remove from heat.
- 6
Place mixture in the refrigerator until cooled.
- 7
Meanwhile, bake pie shell at 425F degrees for about 10 minutes until golden brown and allow to cool.
- 8
Place cooled cream mixture in pie shell.
- 9
Slice pear halves into sections and arrange on top of cream.
- 10
Heat apricot preserves and brush over pears.
- 11
Slice and serve.
Tags
americancarolinas-cookingother