Friday, April 13, 2012

Frangipane au poires et chocolat (pear chocolate tart)

From http://cuisine.journaldesfemmes.com/

INGREDIENTS

3 ripe pears 
100g rich chocolat
1puff pastry sheet (Pâtte Brisée on this one)
2 eggs
100g soft butter
100g ground almonds
125g granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 220 °C (gas 7).


In a large bowl, mix the butter, ground almonds and sugar until smooth. Add 2 previously beaten eggs and mix well. 
Peel and slice pears


Put pastry on your bakin pan


Melt chocolate in double boiler (bain Marie) and cover the pastry with it . Then pour the almonds butter mix and arrange pears on top.


Bake in the bottom of the oven for about 30 minutes (keep an eye on the pastry so it does not burn).



Délicieux!