French Pear Tart - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For Tart Dough
1 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
For Custard
4 egg yolks
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup whipping cream
3/4 sugar
For Tart Assembly
3 pears (peeled, cored & thinly sliced)
1/2 cup apricot jam
1/4 cup white wine

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
FOR TART DOUGH:
Combine butter + 1/4 cup sugar in med bowl, mix till well-blended & then mix in the flour.
Beat together vanilla + 2 eggs, add to flour mixture, mix till dough forms & chill for 10 minutes.
Grease & flour bottom of 9-in tart pan w/removable bottom. Roll chilled dough 1-in larger than pan.
Place dough in pan & press dough to sides of tart pan (It needs to come to the rim of the pan). Bake for 10 minutes.
FOR CUSTARD:
Combine yolks + 2 eggs, beat well & set aside.
Combine milk, cream + sugar & place in top of dbl-boiler. Cook over simmering water till temp reaches 140\u00b0F.
Remove from heat, add egg mixture (whisking constantly) & strain.
FOR TART ASSEMBLY: Arrange pear slices in tart shell. Pour custard mixture over pears till shell is almost full. Bake 25 min or till custard is set. Remove from heat & allow to stand for 30 minutes.
TO SERVE: Cook jam & wine in a sml saucepan to form glaze. Brush glaze over tart, cool completely & refrigerate till ready to serve.