Almond Pear Flan
Recipe: #21979
December 03, 2015
Categories: Desserts, Almond, Pear, German, Mothers Day Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Flour, Pies, Kosher Dairy, more
"I have prepared this for most holiday get together for years. You can prepare pastry case up to a day before adding filling and pears. Bake up to 3 hours before serving. This holds up well and can be prepared in advance and served the next day."
Ingredients
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- FOR FILLING
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (213.7 g)
- Calories 625.4
- Total Fat - 43.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 19.5 g
- Cholesterol - 764.5 mg
- Sodium - 229.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.3 g
- Sugars - 20.5 g
- Protein - 16.5 g
- Calcium - 132.8 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 16.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Pastry: Combine all ingredients in processor, process until combined.
Step 2
Remove to lightly floured surface, knead into smooth ball, cover, refrigerate 30 minutes.
Step 3
Roll pastry large enough to line a 9-inch flan tin.
Step 4
Filling: Cream butter and sugar together until just combined, add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Step 5
Fold in almonds and flour.
Step 6
Spread filling into pastry case, place pear quarters over filling, bake in moderate 350 degree oven 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Step 7
Brush with warmed sieved apricot jam.
Tips
- Flan or tart pan