pastry crust |
1 | Put all ingredients in the bowl. Launch the PASTRY/CAKE program to mix all ingredients into a ball. |
2 | Wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for at least 30 mins. |
pastry cream |
1 | Pour all ingredients in the bowl. Select EXPERT 14 mins / Speed 4 / 95°C. |
2 | Put in the fridge with a plastic wrap on top, touching the surface of the cream all over. |
almond cream |
1 | Tip sugar in the bowl EXPERT 45 sec, speed 18, no temperature (or use icing/confectionery sugar). |
2 | Add all remaining ingredients. EXPERT mode 30 sec, speed 3, 37°C. |
3 | Scrape down, add 30 sec, speed 3, 37°C. |
4 | Pour in a small bowl, ready to use. |
tartelettes |
1 | Preheat oven at 160°C. (I'd rather bake them longer and keep a nice un-burnt tartelette). |
2 | Butter 4 little moulds. Spread the rested pastry dough to a thin layer of 3 mm with a rolling pin. |
3 | Place a mould bottom down on the flatten dough and cut around 2,5 to 3 cm. Repeat 3 times. |
4 | Place a circle of dough in each of the 4 moulds. Spread 2 generous tbs of almond cream in each mould. Do the same with pastry cream. |
5 | Peel and slice 3 pears. Push the pear slices in the creams (see photos on blog or do it as you like). |
6 | Cut ribbons of thin pastry dough 1 cm (0.4in) large. If necessary, make a ball of the dough again and re-flatten it. Place the ribbons vertically side by side leaving a 1 cm (0.4in) gap.. Fold 1 in 2 back towards you. Place a ribbon horizontally. Fold vertical ribbons back over the vertical one. Keep on doing this :) |
7 | Cut the part of ribbons which are too long and tuck them in against the sides. Roll the sides to make a nice round edge. |
8 | Bake for 30 mins or more, until the top has risen and the crust is golden. |