8 down pear tart Recipes

firm-ripe bosc pears (3 to 5), unsalted butter, sugar, cinnamon, pastry dough, sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

frozen puff pastry, gala apples, bartlett pears, fresh lemon juice, unsalted butter, sugar, grated fresh ginger, salt, vanilla ice cream , optional

firm-ripe bosc pears (2 lb total ), unsalted butter, sugar, cinnamon, pastry dough

hard anjou or bosc pears, peeled, cored and quartered, freshly grated nutmeg, juice from 1 lemon (2 to 3 tbsp), unsalted butter, salt, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped crystalized ginger, all-purpose flour , for dusting, pie crust, recipe follows, or 2 refrigerated store-bought crusts , rolled together, creme fraiche , for serving, optional, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch chunks, ice water

blanched almonds, powdered sugar, light-colored corn syrup, butter, brown sugar, peeled anjou or bosc pears, cored and each cut into 8 wedges, dried tart cherries, granulated sugar, butter, softened, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, low-fat buttermilk, vanilla extract, almond extract

sheet of ready rolled puff pastry, bananas, ripe and sliced in half lengthways (or a can of apple or peach or pear halves, mixed berries etc, discard juice), butter, sugar, brandy (or can use other complimentary liqueur instead), toasted sliced almonds (optional)