Recipe: Pear Frangipane Tart, Caramelized Walnut and Pear Salad, Fresh Pear Bread

9-8-99 Recipes Using Pears

desserts,.MA (09:35:43) : PEAR FRANGIPANE TART

1/2 c slivered almonds
1/4 c softened unsalted butter
1/4 c sugar
1 large egg
1/8 tsp almond extract
1 refrigerated 9" pie shell
1/2 can pears halves, well drained

Grind almonds in food processor until finely ground. Add butter and sugar, pulse to combine. Add egg and extract, process until creamy. Remove mixture to bowl, refrigerate about 1 hour. Line 8" removable bottom tart shell with pie shell. Partially prebake shell according to package directions. Cool on rack. Preheat oven to 350. Spread almond mixture onto shell. Place 6 pear halves on top of filling. Sprinkle with sugar and slivered almonds. Bake tart 30 minutes. Serve at room temperature.

It's a classic!!!

Judy/AZ (08:08:55) : Caramelized Walnut and Pear Salad
from Nordstrom Cafe

6 cups mixed baby greens/Romaine mix
1 cup Caramelized Walnuts (recipe below)
1 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 pears, cut in 1/4-inch dice
1 cup thin strips of red bell pepper
1/2 cup Champagne Vinaigrette (recipe below)
Pear slices and julienne red peppers, to garnish

In a large bowl, toss together the greens, walnuts, bleu cheese, pears and red pepper in the Champagne Vinaigrette. Place mixture in a salad bowl, then garnish with red peppers and slices of pear. Makes 4 servings.

Caramelized Walnuts

1/2 pound walnuts, about 1 3/4 cups
1 egg white
1/3 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix walnuts, egg white and sugar together in a medium bowl. Place on sheet pan and bake at 350? degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool, then break into pieces if necessary.

Champagne Vinaigrette

1 tablespoon chopped shallot
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup Champagne wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups salad oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper

In a medium bowl, combine shallot, Dijon, sugar, garlic, Champagne wine vinegar, oil, salt and pepper. Mix well using a wire whisk. Makes approximately 2 cups.

Susan,Il (09:22:27) : This recipe came from Beau,GA. I have not tried it yet.

FRESH PEAR BREAD

3 eggs
1 1/2 cups of sugar
3/4 cups vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
4 cups finely chopped peeled ripe pears about 4 med.)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 cup chopped walnuts

Combine the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla, mix well Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt,--- stir into eggs mixture and stir until mixture is just moistened.

Toss pears with lemon juice stir pears & nuts into batter. Batter will be thick, Spoon into 2 greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pans

Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 min. or until toothpick comes out clean

Cool for 10 min. before removing from pans to wire racks.

yields 2 loaves