Pear and Cranberry Tart
Recipe from The Food Channel

This rustic, easy-to-make tart will make a welcome addition to your holiday dessert table.


Pear and Cranberry Tart

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Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Related Categories: Christmas Desserts, Christmas Party, Cranberry, Cranberry Desserts, New Year's, Pears
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  cup
    dried cranberries
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  • 1/4  cup
    rum
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  • 1 
    refrigerated pie dough disk
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  • 1 1/2  pounds
    of large pears, such as Anjou, Bosc or Bartlett (approximately 3), cored and sliced
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  • 1/4  cup
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1/4  cup
    granulated or superfine sugar
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    kosher salt
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    ground cinnamon
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    grated orange zest
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  • 1/8  teaspoon
    ground nutmeg
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  • 1  tablespoon
    cold unsalted butter (1/2 stick), diced
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  • 1 
    egg
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  • 1  tablespoons
    water
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  • 2  tablespoons
    sanding sugar
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
2.
Soak the cranberries in rum for about 1/2 hour.
3.
Place the sliced pears and soaked cranberries into pie crust, leaving about a 1 1/2-inch border.
4.
Combine flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, orange zest, and nutmeg in a bowl and stir to blend. Using two knives, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.
5.
Sprinkle the mixture evenly on the pears and cranberries.
6.
Gently fold the border over the pears and cranberries, pleating it to make a circle.
7.
Whisk together the egg and water. Brush the crust with the egg mixture and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
8.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the crust is golden and pears are tender.
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