Chocolate Pear Tart


For : 6 servings Time : 1 hour Difficulty :

Ingredients for Chocolate Pear Tart :

	1 Prepare all ingredients:
	2 the shortcrust pastry...
	3 ...and a tart mold with this pastry.
	4 Cover the bottom with parchment paper and aluminium baking stones to prebake the tart shell.
	5 for about 10 minutes in oven preheated to 190°C.
	6 When finished, remove the parchment paper and the baking stones.
	7 Peel, split in half and seed the pears. Cover them with the juice of a lemon so that they will not brown. Drain them.
	8 Keep the juice of the lemon, add sugar, 2 tablespoons of almond powder, 1 egg yolk and 1 pinch of salt.
	9 Mix well.
	10 Beat the 2 egg whites very firm.
	11 Delicately add them to the dough that was previousely obtained.
	12 Sprinkle the bottom of the pie shell with the remaining almond powder.
	13 Garnish the shell with the mixture.
	14 Place nicely the halved pears.
	15 Bake in hot oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
	16 Meanwhile, heat the crème on very low heat.
	17 Add the chocolate cut in pieces and mix well to obtain a smooth mixture.
	18 When baked, remove the tart from the oven. Coat the surface of the tart with this chocolate sauce.