4 pear tart harvest Recipes

all purpose flour, sugar, salt, chilled unsalted butter , cut into pieces, egg yolk, late-harvest riesling or other sweet white dessert wine, ripe anjou pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced, sugar, all purpose flour, late-harvest riesling or other sweet white dessert wine, water, vanilla ice cream

tart apple such as granny smith, firm-ripe pear, dried apricots (about 1/2 lb), pitted prunes (about 1/2 lb), dried cranberries, raisins, sugar, unsalted butter, chopped walnuts or pecans, calvados , grand marnier or kirsch, enough sweet pastry dough for 1 1/2 pie crusts (to fill a 9- to 10-inch pie pan), an egg wash made by beating 1 large egg with 1 tbsp water, vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream

mixed greens or romaine lettuce (no iceberg), pear (any variety), apple (slightly tart ones best, like granny smith), dried cherries (sulfite and sugar free) or cranberries, crumbled feta or gorgonzola (feta for sweeter, gorgonzola for more contrast), raspberry vinaigrette (i use store-bought , cherry vinaigrette also works), crumbled walnuts (optional)