ut the pastry, line the flan dish and bake the pastry
Line a 24 cm wide flan ring with the pastry and
Pastry: Combine all ingredients in processor, process until combined.
Remove to lightly floured surface, knead into smooth ball, cover, refrigerate 30 minutes.
Roll pastry large enough to line a 9-inch flan tin.
Filling: Cream butter and sugar together until just combined, add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Fold in almonds and flour.
Spread filling into pastry case, place pear quarters over filling, bake in moderate 350 degree oven 35 minutes or until golden brown.
Brush with warmed sieved apricot jam.
Preheat the oven to 300\u00b0F.
Lightly grease a 8 inch flan dish.
Peel the pears, cut them in half, remove seeds and cut them into 1/4 inch slices.
Place the sliced pears in a saucepan with the butter, and saute over a low heat for 5 minutes, turning once.
Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, sugar, whipping cream and cinnamon.
Drain the pears and arrange in the greased flan case.
Pour the egg mixture over the top of the pears and bake for about 40 minutes or until set.
Serve warm.
hen blend this into the pear mixture with the olive oil
You need a 10-inch flan or cake pan.
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and vanilla.
Add the pear mixture to the flour mixture
Note: I also tested this recipe using canned pears in their
flour and cornmeal. Add apples, pear, grapes and raisins.
COAT
Toss together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
Toss with Lemon Poppyseed dressing (recipe follows).
Divide to individual chilled salad plates to serve.
Lemon Poppyseed Dressing:
Process 2/3 cup light olive oil and remaining ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week; serve at room temperature.
Beat butter, sugar and yolks until fluffy.
Sift dry ingredients, add alternately with flavoring and milk.
Blend well. Pour into greased and floured flan pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 about 25 minutes.
Chill pears in refrigerator until ready to make.
Place lettuce leaf on plate.
On each plate put 2 pear halves atop lettuce.
Mix together well cream cheese with salad dressing. Spoon onto center of pear halves.
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Recipe variation:
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Note:
If recipe is halved, half each ingredient along with pear pulp.
Set aside.
Prepare the Flan:
In a large mixing
Make flan: Put oven rack in middle
repare the custard for the flan; preheat oven to 350 degrees
strainer. This makes the flan smoother.
Make the caramel
archment paper.
Stir apple, pear, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cornstarch