Pear Tart

Recipe Type:	Veg.
Preparation Time:	15 M
Cooking Time:	35 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• For the Crust:
• 2¾ cup Flour
• 1 cup Butter
• ½ tsp Salt
• ¼ cup Sugar
• ¼ to 1/3 cup Water
  
  For the Filling:
• 3 ripe Pears (halved and cored)
• ½ cup Heavy Cream
• ¼ cup Sugar
• 7-8 pieces crystallized Ginger
• ¼ cup Vodka

Cooking Instructions:

• Prepare dough by combining flour, butter, salt, sugar, and water.
• Refrigerate for half an hour. Remove and roll out into a large circle. Line into a 10-inch pie plate.
• Bake in a preheated oven to 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Soak ginger in vodka for sometime.
• Remove and chop finely.
• Sprinkle over the bottom of the pie crust.
• Place the pears over it.
• Beat cream with sugar.
• Add vodka and whisk well.
• Pour over the pears and bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.
• Serve warm or cold.