Pear and cardamom almondine
I used a Thermomix for this but you could use with any mixer or a food processor.
Ingredients:
100g caster sugar
100 g butter, softened.
100 g ground almonds.
Half teaspoon cardamon seeds.
1 teaspoon cornflour.
1 egg.
2 pears, cored, quartered and each slice halved length-ways.
A drizzle of honey.
Method:
Preheat oven to 180C, Gas 4 and lightly butter an 8 inch loose-bottomed tin.
Cream butter and sugar.
Mix in ground almonds, cardamom and cornflour followed by the egg.
Place mix in tin and arrange pear slices, peel-side down, before drizzling with honey.
Cook 25-35 minutes until the edges are firming, the middle has risen and reached at least 90C.
My Tips:
Instead of or in addition to the honey, top with 20g flaked almonds once the tart has cooked for about 20 minutes and return to the oven.