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I'm pretty versatile when it comes to cooking, but baking is what I have the least experience with. I made some decent cheddar buttermilk biscuits once, and I make a good cheesecake, but I've never made a pie or a tart before. My fathers property has an asian pear tree (hard pears) and this time of year the pears are getting ripe. We have lots of them so I wanted to turn them into something that I can share with some friends.
For you expert tart makers, do you have any pointers for me? Any little secrets to incorporate? I have the book "Joy of Cooking" which has lots of info on pie crust recipes, etc. and they suggest pre-baking the tart crust fully, they say it surprisingly does not burn after being baked twice and it ensures a flaky golden crust. What say you? Glaze? Batter? etc?
I'm just waiting for a little cooler weather before I tackle this, but I will post pictures as soon as I make one! /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif
For you expert tart makers, do you have any pointers for me? Any little secrets to incorporate? I have the book "Joy of Cooking" which has lots of info on pie crust recipes, etc. and they suggest pre-baking the tart crust fully, they say it surprisingly does not burn after being baked twice and it ensures a flaky golden crust. What say you? Glaze? Batter? etc?
I'm just waiting for a little cooler weather before I tackle this, but I will post pictures as soon as I make one! /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif