Pear croustade with lemon pastry and almonds (Crostata de peras con almendras)
I made this pears tart some days ago, and love the crust ! This pear tart is really easy because is a free form tart and the edges are simply folded up around it. Source : Epicurious.com Hope you like this recipe ! Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut in slices 1/4 cup ice water Filling 4 or 5 firm but ripe pears ppeled, cored, thinly sliced 5 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoons all purpose flour 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoon sliced almonds 1 yolk egg with milk (for brushing) Vanilla Ice cream (optional) Method Whisk flour, sugar, lemon peel and salt in medium bowl. Add butter; using fingertips rub in buter until coarse meal forms. Drizzle 1/4 cup ice water, toss with fork until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonsuls as needed if dry. Gather dough into ball and flatten into disk. W...