Pecan Pear Torte Food

PEAR PECAN TART

Steps:

• Place the flour, pecans, sugar, salt and egg yolk in a large bowl. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender until you have coarse crumbs. When your done cutting the butter into the flour mixture the crumbs should hold together when pressed between your fingers.
• Press the crumbs evenly onto the bottom and up the sides of a removable bottom tart pan. When you're patting the crumbs up the sides of the pan, pat them 1/4 inch taller than the edge of the tart pan. Place the crumb lined pan on a large plate and freeze it for 30 minutes to firm the dough and help stop the pastry from shrinking. While your waiting for the tart to come from the freezer preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
• After the 30 minutes in the freezer, place the tart pan on a cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes or until very light brown. Remove it from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Don't turn the oven off, you'll be baking the tart at 375 degrees. But in the meantime, while the crust is cooling....
• Peel, core and cut 3 ripe pears in half lengthwise. Cut each halve into six slices. Place the pear slices in a circle (overlapping them) on the bottom of the warm crust. Set them aside a minute while we make the filling.
• To make the filling place the following ingredients into a medium bowl:1 large egg1/2 cup heavy whipping cream2 Teaspoons white sugarWhisk the ingredients together until well blended. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted pecans and whisk to incorporate them. Pour the filling over the pears in the tart pan making sure the filling gets into every space in the pan. Bake the tart for 30 minutes or until the filling is set and the pears are tender. Remove it from the oven.Arrange your oven rack about 5 inches from the broiler. Turn the broiler on, sprinkle the top of the tart evenly with one Teaspoon white sugar. Place the tart under the broiler for 1- 2 minutes or until sugar is light brown. Remove the tart from the oven and cool on a wire rack for an hour.

PEAR-PECAN TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease and flour 12-inch pizza pan. In medium bowl, mix flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter, using fork or pastry blender, until crumbly. Press firmly and evenly against bottom and side of pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light brown; cool.
• In 1-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in orange juice and water. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; cool.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth; spread on cooled crust. Arrange pears on cream cheese. Sprinkle with pecans. Spoon orange glaze over top. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours. Store in refrigerator.

PECAN PEAR TORTE

Steps:

• Drain canned pears, reserving liquid; Puree the pears in a blender then add enough reserve liquid to measure 1 cup.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, butter, eggs, vanilla, chopped pecans and pear puree; beat on low speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans.
• Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes befor removing cake from pans then finish cooling completely on wire racks.
• Once cool and ready to assemble: fold whipped topping into 1/3 cup butterscotch topping in a small mixing bowl.
• Place one layer cake on a serving plate, then spread top surface with half of the filling; top with half of the chopped pears.
• Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of butterscotch topping.
• Place second cake on top and repeat layers.
• Arrange pecan halves on top of cake; Drizzle with remaining butterscotch topping.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

PECAN TORTE

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until thick and lemon-colored, about 5-6 minutes. Combine pecans and bread crumbs; stir into yolk mixture with vanilla. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Divide evenly among three greased and waxed paper-lined 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan; cool completely on a wire rack. For frosting, combine milk and cornstarch in a saucepan until well blended. Add chocolate chips. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Cool to room temperature. In a bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla and beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate mixture; beat until fluffy. Spread between cooled cake layers. Frost top and sides. Garnish with pecans if desired.

CHOCOLATE & PECAN TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 20cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Fill the tart with baking paper and baking beans, bake for 25 mins, then remove the baking paper and beans. Continue to cook for 10 mins more until golden. Remove from the oven and cool.
• Melt the chocolate and butter together in a large bowl over a pan of simmering water. Whisk the eggs and maple syrup together, then stir into the chocolate with most of the nuts. Pour into the tart shell, top with the remaining nuts and bake for 30-40 mins until set. Cool and serve with vanilla ice cream or double cream.