Ingredients
- 3 oz almond paste
- 1/2 cup butter, softened*
- 3/4 cup hazelnuts, roasted and ground*
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup chocolate, melted
- 4 firm ripe pears, your choice, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4" thick*
- 4 oz apricot jam, melted and strained*
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 eggs*
- 1 9" frozen pie shell*
- 1 lemon, juiced*
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- For filling, cream together almond paste and sugar. Add butter, and mix until smooth. Add eggs and mix until smooth. Add hazelnuts, vanilla and stir.
- Brush melted chocolate on bottom of pie shell and pour in filling.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until lightly browned and center is set. Cool on rack. When tart has cooled, toss pear slices gently with lemon juice to keep from browning.
- Arrange slices on top of tart in concentric circles and brush with apricot jam.
*Ingredients available at Belltown
