Drunken Pear Frangipane Tart

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Source	DessertsForBreakfast.com
Yield / serves	8-12 servings
Rating	Delicious

Ingredients

Drunken poached pears

Please note that the amounts in the recipe for poached pears are approximate.

• 1 cup white wine
• 1 1/3 cup red wine
• 1 cup water
• 1 whole vanilla bean
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 T cloves
• 2 extra ripe Anjou pears
• 10 firm ripe Seckel pears (4 Bosc pears also work, if Seckels aren't available)

Frangipane tart filling

• 3/4 cup blanched and slivered almonds
• 2 tspn AP flour
• 1 tspn cornstarch
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 6 T butter, at room temperature
• 1 large egg + 1 egg white
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 t almond extract
• 1 t brandy

Preparation

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