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Chocolate Pear Hazelnut Tart
As a teenage foreign exchange student in the south of France, I was horribly homesick. Then my host family's Grandmother Miette arrived and asked if I'd like to help her bake this nutty tart from scratch. It turned my trip around and inspired my lifelong passion for baking. Weighing ingredients, roasting nuts, kneading dough—the art of baking transcends language. —Lexi McKeown, Los Angeles, California
Reviews
My family really enjoyed this dessert but next time I'll double the recipe and maybe add just a bit more sugar. I love the taste of pears and chocolate and the ground hazelnuts are just a nice addition. Good combination of flavors.
Can i use melted chocolate instead of baking cocoa? And fresh pears? It's here the time of year for pears, i love to use those! And i think that with melted chocolate the filling becomes more smooth. Cocoa makes it more powderish fo the taste. Thsnks in sdvance for answering. :-)
Good, but not great. Looks really impressive, but the chocolate filling isn't as smooth as I'd wished.