Pear Tart with Orange Mascarpone and Rosemary Crust
Fresh pears, a homemade honey glaze and orange mascarpone filling, made with Bison Sour Cream, top a crumbly rosemary crust, making this deliciously sweet and savory dessert oh so simple to make.
Servings
6
Prep Time
30m
Cook Time
35m
Total Time
1h 5m
This recipe uses:
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Bison Sour Cream
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (not stone-ground)
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1-1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 4 to 5 Tbsp ice water
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp finely grated fresh orange zest
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp black currant jam
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1-1/2 lbs fresh pear, skin on
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Step 2
To begin crust, combine flour, cornmeal, 1 Tbsp of sugar, and 1/4 tsp of salt in a food processor.
Step 3
Add butter and rosemary and pulse until mixture becomes coarse meal with pea-sized lumps of butter.
Step 4
Add 4 Tbsp of ice water and pulse until incorporated.
Step 5
To make sure dough is combined correctly, gently squeeze dough mixture; if it doesn’t hold together, add 1/2 Tbsp of ice water at a time and pulse until mixture does hold.
Step 6
After dough is combined, press evenly on bottom and sides of a 10-inch round fluted tart pan, 1 inch deep, with removable bottom. Smooth dough with metal spatula or back of spoon and trim dough flush with rim. Chill crust for 30 minutes until firm.
Step 7
Bake crust in middle of oven for 25 minutes, or until center and edges are golden. After baking, cool in pan on rack.
Step 8
To begin the tart, in a mixing bowl whisk Bison sour cream, mascarpone, 1/4 cup of sugar, zest, and 1/8 tsp of salt.
Step 9
In a small saucepan, heat jam and honey over low heat, whisking for 4 minutes until jam is melted. Let glaze cool.
Step 10
Remove side of tart pan and spread mascarpone cream mixture over crust.
Step 11
Cut pears lengthwise into 1/4 inch-thick slices and arrange over mascarpone cream mixture.
Step 12
Brush pears with honey glaze. Then serve and enjoy!