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Ingredients
Pastry
- 120 g butter, diced then frozen for 30 minutes
- 180 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 40 g icing sugar
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
- 1 egg yolk, from medium egg
- 3 tsp water
Pears
- 500 g water
- 3 pears (e.g. Conference or Comice) peeled, halved, cored (approx. 320 g)
Frangipane Filling
- 1 lemon, thin peelings of skin only
- 120 g caster sugar
- 120 g butter, soft
- 2 medium eggs
- 120 g ground almonds
- 15 g plain flour
Glaze
- 1 Tbsp apricot jam, melted
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1800 kJ / 430 kcal
- Protein
- 6.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 36.8 g
- Fat
- 28.4 g
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