Tarte Bourdaloue


Tarte Bourdaloue
This tart is a classic of French pâtisserie. It's quite simple: a sweetcrust pastry case filled with almond cream and pears poached in syrup.

Invented in the middle of the 19th century, it gets its name not from its creator but from Rue Bourdaloue, the street where he had his pâtisserie.
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Last modified on: November 22th 2023

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22 min.40 min.1 hour 2 min.
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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 10 min.
Tarte Bourdaloue
Stand an 8-inch (20 cm) square metal dessert "ring" on a sheet of baking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Roll out 250 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line the square. Leave any spare overhanging the edge and put to wait in the fridge.

Stage 2 - 4 min.
Tarte Bourdaloue
Cut 4 Poached pears into large cubes.

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Tarte Bourdaloue
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Take the tart case out of the fridge and trim off any spare pastry around the edge (you can use this to make small tarts).

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Tarte Bourdaloue
Put a layer of 250 g Almond cream or frangipane in the tart case (it's no secret that the easiest way to do this is with a forcing bag.

Stage 5
Tarte Bourdaloue
If you have kept some pear stalks, arrange these around the tart.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Tarte Bourdaloue
Then add the diced pears.

Press them down gently and make the top even.

Stage 7 - 40 min.
Tarte Bourdaloue
Bake for about 40 minutes.

Stage 8
Tarte Bourdaloue
Slip off the metal square after the tart has cooled. You can then glaze the top using a brush.

Stage 9
Tarte Bourdaloue
Your Tarte Bourdaloue is ready.
Remarks
Variations on the "Bourdaloue" theme can be made not only with different fruit, of course, but also with another sort of pastry for the case. It will still be just as good.
Keeping
A few hours in the fridge.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,585 Kcal or 6,636 Kj45 gr250 gr193 gr
79 %17 %24 %29 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
317 Kcal or 1,327 Kj9 gr50 gr39 gr
16 %3 %5 %6 %
Per tart
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,585 Kcal or 6,636 Kj45 gr250 gr193 gr
79 %17 %24 %29 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 1 tart : 3.51 $

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This recipe uses (among others)
Almond cream or frangipaneAlmond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Epiphany galette, Ramekins with almonds, apples and lemon, Rhubarb tart, Mini almond-morello tarts, ... All
Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach and green tea tart, Bounty-style tart for Alison, Simple maple-syrup tart, Plum tart, Croute à thé, ... All
Poached pearsPoached pears: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear verbena tarts, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Poire Belle Hélène, Fresh fruit in sabayon, ... All
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