Apple and Pear Tart with Nutty Crumble topping
February 25, 2013 in Uncategorized
Apples and pears make a great combination as it adds a bit of depth to the flavour and gives the texture a bit of oomph. I must admit that laziness was the reason that the nutty crumble topping came about as I was in no mood to wait until it chilled enough to be grated so I just blitzed the ingredients in the food processor and added a generous handful of mixed nuts while the machine was running. This resulted in a crunchy topping that made the tart a little more special.
Apple and Pear Tart with Nutty Crumble topping
Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly Tweaked by: Tami Magnin
INGREDIENTS:
For the shortcrust pastry:
120 g cake flour, sifted,
plus extra for dusting
45ml caster sugar
70 g butter, plus extra
to grease
ice cold water
250ml cup rice or dried beans, for blind baking
For the apple & pear filling:
3 large green apples, peeled and cut into large chunks
3 large red pears, peeled and cut into large chunks
80ml sugar
80ml plus 15ml water
1 stick cinnamon
15ml cornflour
For the crumble:
60 g flour
15ml butter
30ml brown sugar
5ml grated nutmeg
75g mixed nuts
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nina said on February 26, 2013
Oh Tami, this looks so good, genius plan to add the nuts… and of course Abi is always my inspiration too!!
rumtumtigger said on February 26, 2013
Thank you Nina. It really didn’t last long in the house so clearly it was a success (always a huge compliment)
xx
mitzireddy said on February 26, 2013
Fabulous looking tart and I love your food styling – nicely done, Tami.
rumtumtigger said on February 26, 2013
Yay! Hope you like the recipe when you try it and you will let me know how it turns out xx
Healthy Vegetarian Foods By Usha Singh said on February 26, 2013
Excellently tweaked –love it Tami–i am off to buy some pears so i can make this ASAP.
rumtumtigger said on February 26, 2013
Thank you Usha. I appreciate the positive comment
monica said on February 26, 2013
I would love to try the recipe and share with my friends…I do not see the full directions, temperature of oven and baking time. Please advise, and thank you.
rumtumtigger said on February 26, 2013
Hi Monica, thank you for pointing it out. My regular readers know to find my recipe at http://rumtumtiggs.co.za but I apologize for omitting the link. Please click here for the instructions: http://food.rumtumtiggs.co.za/apple-pear-tart-nutty-crumble-topping/. Thank you for taking the time to comment
monica said on February 27, 2013
Many thanks for your response, AND for ‘introducing’ me to your site, and looking forward to exploring it.
Happy Wednesday:-)