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Pear and Custard Tart Printer Friendly Copy
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Serves 6 Prep   10 mins + chilling Cook 1h 30 mins Challenge  
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Ingredients

250g readymade short crust pastry
5 pears, peeled and cored
175g golden caster sugar
300ml white wine
1 vanilla pod, split in half
4 egg yolks
100ml milk
100ml double cream


  1. Roll the pastry on a lightly floured surface to line a deep 23cm loose bottomed tin. Chill for 30 mins

  2. Put the pears in a pan with 100g sugar, the wine and half the vanilla pod. Cover with water, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10-15 mins until the pears are soft. Turn off the heat and leave to cool.

  3. Heat the oven to 200c/Fan 180C/Gas 6. Line the case with parchment paper and baking beans. Bake for 15 mins, remove beans, then bake for 10 mins more until crisp/ Whisk yolks, sugar and remaining vanilla pod seeds together, then whisk in milk and cream.

  4. Reduce oven to 160C/Fan 140C/gas 3 for 1h. Remove the pears from the syrup, slice into quarters and arrange in the tart. Pour over custard mixture and bake for 1h until set. Cool completely before serving.

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