Arrrg! The first Tuesdays with Dorie recipe of the year—and chosen by Dorie herself, no less—and I have the most awful pictures ever! Booo. This recipe was hands down the most delicious TWD recipe I’ve made thus far, and I all I have to show for it are these terrible pictures. Eeek!
I made this tart for a New Year’s Eve get-together B and I went to. I whipped it up in record time, in the hopes that I’d still have some sunlight to play with for the pictures. Unfortunately, it was already an overcast day, so by the time my tart was done baking and cooling at 5 pm, the sun was long gone.
I absolutely loved the flavors and textures of this tart. The creamy almond-flavored filling paired with the sweet, juicy, fruity pear, made for an exquisitely rich and complex-on-your-tongue dessert. The presentation was lovely–there is something so beautiful about the fanned-out slices of pear suspended in thick cream. The crust was like a shortbread cookie–sandy, crumbly, just sweet enough.
This is one of those desserts that you think would be way too complicated and fussy to make from scratch. Quite the contrary—it was simple and easy…especially if you use the canned pears, as Dorie suggested. I did, and I was not disappointed.
Although there were plenty of desserts at the party we went to—boxed brownies and a store-bought tiramisu cake among them—this pear tart was quite popular, if I do say so myself. But I’m giving all credit to The Baking Diva–thanks Dorie! Hope my pictures don’t scare you off. :)
To get the recipe for Dorie’s delicious French Pear Tart, please visit her blog! And please check out how all the other TWD bakers did!
Tuesdays with Dorie: French Yogurt Cake with Marmalade Glaze
Tuesdays with Dorie: Crunchy and Custardy Peach Tart
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12 responses so far ↓
1 Sabrina // Jan 6, 2009 at 8:21 am
I think the pictures look great! Yum! I think this was one my favorite things to eat that ive made since joining TWD.
You did a nice job fanning your pears out, I just kinda hap-hazardly laid my on there.. oh well. :)
2 Vibi // Jan 6, 2009 at 10:19 am
Very, very well done, Happytummy!
Pretty darn close to perfection, actually!
3 danielle // Jan 6, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Your pictures look great. You should see mine or lack there of!
You tart looks great, it was a big hit in my house this recipe is a keeper!
4 HoneyB // Jan 6, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Oh, I don’t think it looks terrible at all!
5 isabelle // Jan 6, 2009 at 5:15 pm
c’est superbement réussi et bien appétissant :)
6 chocolatechic // Jan 7, 2009 at 9:06 am
I think it looks great.
At least you had a tart pan.
7 juju73 // Jan 7, 2009 at 11:43 am
What a beautiful job! Your tart looks amazing!
8 Michelle // Jan 7, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Your pears look lovely. I’m going to make it again and place the pears differently now that I know how! I see you made the next recipe for TWD! I’m making mine today. Thanks for the hint on adding more chili pepper and pepper.
9 Jacque // Jan 8, 2009 at 7:16 am
Mmmm, it was delicious, I agree!
I think yours looks just fine… no need to go hide in shame. :)
10 dharmagirl // Jan 8, 2009 at 2:32 pm
such a beautiful tart! i love the pear pattern–it reminds me of a really cool quilt:)
11 Leslie // Jan 9, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Congrats on your perfect tart! We thought this was the best TWD recipe, too.
12 Nancy (n.o.e.) // Jan 10, 2009 at 10:37 am
Wintertime food blogging is so tricky! I always sigh when I get ready to post about a dinner food – darned indoor pix. But your tart looks like perfection itself, and it really was GOOD wasn’t it?
Nancy
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