Nut-Free Frangipan Pear Tart

Ingredients

• Crust

  • 1 cup (250 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt
  • 6 tbsp (90 ml) unsalted butter, softened
  • 6 tbsp (90 ml) icing sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) vanilla extract

• Oatmeal Frangipane

  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) quick-cooking rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) sour cream
  • 1 cup (250 ml) lightly packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 2 unpeeled pears, cored and cut into 12 thin wedges each