Pear And Almond Express Pie: A Very Easy Recipe

Did you know that you can make delicious, crispy pies with simple sheets of brick? To prove it to you, I suggest you discover the recipe of the pear and almond express pie: a delight that can be prepared in a flash!

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients needed to make an express pear almond tart for 6 people:

3 sheets of brick pastry
25 g of soft butter
a large tin of pears in syrup
1 tablespoon of sugar
50 g almond powder
a handful of slivered almonds
half a grated tonka bean

To note: you can replace the tonka bean with Vanilla powder or Vanilla sugar.

Preparation

1- Melt the butter.

2- Carefully drain the pears in syrup and set them aside for the rest of the recipe.

3- For this recipe for Pear Almond Express Tart, use a pie dish the size of the brick sheets or slightly smaller.

4- Using a kitchen brush, Butter the pie dish with the melted butter. Line the pie dish with the first sheet of brick pastry and brush it with the melted butter.

5- Place the 3 buttered sheets of brick on top of each other in the pie dish to create the base of your crispy pie.



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Mounting

The assembly of this express pear and almond tart is very simple and fast.

1- Once you have filled the tart tin with the brick pastry sheets, sprinkle the last sheet with a tablespoon of sugar.

2- Add the almond powder in an even layer on the pie crust to protect the brick sheets from the pear juice.


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3- Arrange the pear halves in syrup nicely on top of the almond powder. With the diameter of my pie pan, I was able to put 7 pear halves on the edge of the pie and 3 pear halves in the center.



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4- Sprinkle the pears with grated tonka beans. Alternatively, you can use Vanilla powder or Vanilla sugar.

5- Sprinkle the tart with flaked almonds before putting it in the oven.



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Cooking

1- Preheat your oven to 200°C.

2- Bake the pear almond express pie for about 15 minutes, until the brick sheets and flaked almonds are golden brown.



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3- Let the pie cool before serving. Enjoy your meal!