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Pear Tart

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 Ingredients List

  • 3 Frozen phyllo pastry sheets;
  • -thawed
  • 1/4 c Finely chopped blanched
  • -almonds
  • 1 lg Egg
  • 1/4 c Sugar; divided
  • 3 Medium-size fresh pears
  • 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 c Apple jelly; melted
  • Butter-flavored cooking
  • -spray

 Directions

Coat a 10-inch pieplate with butter- flavored cooking spray. Place 1 phyllo
sheet over pieplate, leaving edges overhanging; coat sheet with cooking
spray. Place second phyllo sheet on top in opposite direction; coat with
cooking spray. Top with third sheet; coat with cooking spray. Roll and fold
edges under loosely to form a ruffled edge.

Stir together chopped almonds, egg, and 2 tablespoons sugar; spread over
bottom of shell.

Peel and core pears. Cut in half vertically; cut each half into 1/8- to
1/4-inch slices, keeping slices in order as they are cut. Arrange slices
over almond mixture in shape of 6 pear halves, letting slices fan out
slightly.

Stir together remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and ground cinnamon; sprinkle
over pears. Coat lightly with cooking spray. Shield edges of phyllo with
aluminum foil.

Bake at 400° for 35 minutes. Brush tops of pears with apple jelly. Makes 6
servings.

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