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Almond Pear Flan

Here's how you make Almond Pear Flan
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 1h
  • Cook: 35m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR PASTRY
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 ounces butter
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • FOR FILLING
  • 4 ounces butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 1/4 ounces ground almonds (1 cup ground)
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 18 ounces pears (3 pears, peeled, cored, quartered)
  • 2 tablespoons apricot jam
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • 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 & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Flan or tart pan

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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