Arguably, one of the best shows to have come out of the modern era is the Great British Baking Show. A recipe that seems to be known by all of the contestants, as well as being a technical challenge, are frangipane tarts. They are always accompanied by a fruit. Well, in this weeks “what is in my pantry” I found canned pears. Therefore, my pear and frangipane tart was born!
I love tarts
Tarts always remind me of my grandmother. Despite her being a wonderful pastry chef, every Easter we would pick up a fruit tart from our local bakery. The tart base would be pastry, with a layer of chocolate, then a custard, topped with fruit. It was so delicious. I have talked about tarts and pies here.
What you will need
For the Tart:
1.5 cups of Gluten free flour (Cup4Cup is my favorite for this)
8 tablespoons butter
A pinch of salt
5 tablespoon ice water
For the filling:
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup almond flour (almond meal is the same- works just as fine)
1 tablespoon tapioca starch
1 teaspoon almond extract
Pears- it is up to you if you use fresh or canned. It will also be up to you to decide how many you wish to place upon your tart.
Equipment:
Food Processor
Mixer
How to put it all together
- To make the crust, place all of the dry ingredients into your food processor. Pulse a few times.
- Add your diced pieces of butter and begin to pulse. You do not want to completely dissolve the butter, just to make it into peasized pieces.
- Add your water as you continue to pulse. I ended up needing around 5 tablespoon of ice water. As you pulse, the dough will come together to form a ball and wrap in plastic wrap, place in the fridge.
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Remove your dough from the fridge. Use brown rice flour to flour two pieces of parchment paper and roll it out between them. Take your rolled out dough and mold it to your tart pan. Place back in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Set your oven to 350°F in the meantime.
- While the dough is in the fridge, make your filling.
- Cream together your butter and sugar. Add the rest of your ingredients and mix for a few minutes. It will appear to be like a loose paste.
- Remove your tart from the fridge and will it with the frangipane mixture. Top the mixture with your pears and then proceed to bake for 40 minutes. Allow it to sit on the counter until it is cool and then remove it from your tart pan.
- Serve and enjoy!
Why should you make this pear and frangipane tart?
It is absolutely delicious and in the continued weirdness that is this Covid-19 world, sometimes finding traditional ingredients can be a bit dicey. Why not give something new (like pear and frangipane tart) a try?
Looking for something similar?
Treacle Tart recipe click here
Tomato Tart click here
Rhubarb Tart click here
Gluten Free Pear and Frangipane Tart
Equipment
- Food Processor
- Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Superfine brown rice flour
- 2 tablespoon Potato starch
- 2 tablespoon Tapioca starch
- ½ tablespoon Psyllium husk
- ½ Cup Butter Cold and Diced
- 2 Pear
- 1 Egg Pie dough
- 2-5 tablespoon Ice Water
- 1 Cup Almond Flour For Filling
- ½ Cup Butter Room Temperature (for filling)
- ½ Cup Sugar For Filling
- 1 Egg For Filling
- 1 tablespoon Tapioca Starch For Filling
- 1 teaspoon Almond Extract For Filling
Instructions
- To make the crust, place all of the dry ingredients into your food processor. Pulse a few times.
- Add your diced pieces of butter and begin to pulse. You do not want to completely dissolve the butter, just to make it into peasized pieces.
- Add your water as you continue to pulse. I ended up needing around 5 tablespoon of ice water. As you pulse, the dough will come together to form a ball and wrap in plastic wrap, place in the fridge.
- Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
- Remove your dough from the fridge. Use brown rice flour to flour two pieces of parchment paper and roll it out between them. Take your rolled out dough and mold it to your tart pan. Place back in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Set your oven to 350°F in the meantime.
- While the dough is in the fridge, make your filling.
- Cream together your butter and sugar. Add the rest of your ingredients and mix for a few minutes. It will appear to be like a loose paste.
- Remove your tart from the fridge and will it with the frangipane mixture. Top the mixture with your pears and then proceed to bake for 40 minutes. Allow it to sit on the counter until it is cool and then remove it from your tart pan.
- Serve and Enjoy.
Tressa says
While mine didn’t turn out quite as pretty as yours, this recipe is incredible.
Laura Sirkovsky-Kauffman says
Thanks, Tressa!
LS says
This is a beautiful and elegant rendition and perfect for a Gluten Gluten-free option! I can’t wait to try it. Looks divine!
Laura Sirkovsky-Kauffman says
Hope you love it!
Charlotte says
Thanks so much for providing so many delicious gluten-free recipes like this pear and frangipane tart. Your tutorial makes it so easy to make!
Laura Sirkovsky-Kauffman says
Thanks for the kind words, Charlotte!
Natalie says
I have never tried a recipe like this before. However, your explanation of the process and your tip about using canned pears has me thinking that I just might give it a try. You’re exactly right, in this weird time post-covid, we all need some good comforting baking recipe. Thanks for sharing. lovely photos as well.
Laura Sirkovsky-Kauffman says
Thanks so much, Natalie!
Karina says
This tart looks delicious. Great information, can’t wait to try it.
Laura Sirkovsky-Kauffman says
Hope you love it, Karina!
Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky says
A beautiful, tasty and elegant dessert for those special occasions when you want to impress!
Alessandra says
Salivating over here!! Have you ever tried Namaste gluten-free flour? It’s what I have on hand and I’m wondering if it would work for this. If not, I will go get cup 4 cup.
Laura Sirkovsky-Kauffman says
I have not had the opportunity to try it! Will keep an eye out for it!