Food > Recipe Directory > Courses/Meal Type > Dessert > Pear and Fig Torte
Pear and Fig Torte Recipe
Pear and Fig Torte
- Photography by
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) chopped dried figs
- 2/3 cups (150 mL) port (or dry red wine and 3 tbsp/45 mL granulated sugar)
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
- 3 cups (750 mL) diced peeled cored pears
- 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) ground almonds
- 3/4 cups (175 mL) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 3/4 cups (175 mL) granulated sugar
- 3/4 tsp (4 mL) grated lemon rind
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cups (175 mL) pine nuts
- Icing sugar
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) marzipan
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) apricot jam
Preparation
In small saucepan, simmer figs in port until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes; let cool. In skillet, heat 2 tbsp/30 mL of the butter over medium-high heat; sauté pears until tender, about 6 minutes. Let cool.
In bowl, whisk together almonds, flour, baking powder and salt. In large bowl, beat remaining butter with sugar until light and creamy; mix in lemon rind and vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in almond mixture. Fold in figs, pears and pine nuts. Line bottom of 9-inch/2.5 L springform pan with parchment paper; butter and flour sides. Scrape batter into pan, smoothing top. Bake in 325F/160C oven until tester comes out clean and centre is firm, about 90 minutes. Let cool on rack.
Sprinkle work surface with icing sugar; roll out marzipan to about 1/8-inch/3 mm thickness.With snowflake or other cookie cutters, cut out desired shapes. Dust with icing sugar. Heat jam; brush over top and sides of cake. Decorate with marzipan cutouts. Let glaze set before serving.
Makes 12 to 16 servings.
- Cooking Time
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Serving(s)
- 12 to 16
| Per each of 16 servings: about | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 321 |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Fat (total) | 17 g |
| Sat. Fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 40 g |
| Fibre | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 39 mg |
| Sodium | 74 mg |
| Calcium | 7 % RDI |
| Iron | 12 % RDI |
| Vitamin A | 7 % RDI |
| Vitamin C | 7 % RDI |
| Folate | 11 % RDI |
Also in this menu:
Source
Homemakers Magazine: Dec./Jan. 2007
Comments
get your
Download of the Month
Weekly meal budget tracker
Could you cut your grocery bill without sacrificing nutrition, variety and taste? Find out by pricing out how much you're spending on your average dinner meal.
Download now!Contests
Partners
Transcontinental Media contact information
Médias Transcontinental
- Street Address
- 1100 Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
- Extended Address
- 24th floor
- Locality
- Montréal
- Region
- QC
- Country
- CA
- Postal Code
- H3B 4X9
- Latitude
- 45°29' 55" N
- Longitude
- 73°34' 13" W
- Work
- +1 514 392 9000
- Fax
- +1 514 392 1489