PEAR AND ALMOND TART
150 g ground almonds
70 g gluten-free flour
¾ tsp gluten-free baking powder
1 egg beaten
60 ml maple syrup
2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp almond extract
6 or 7 tinned pear halves
1 tbsp coconut oil and 1 tsp maple syrup to glaze
1
Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4; grease the bottom of a tart pan and line with baking parchment
2
Mix the ground almonds, gluten flour and baking powder together in a bowl
3
Whisk the egg, maple syrup, coconut oil, vanilla extract, salt and almond extract together in another bowl; fold in the ground almond mixture to form a sticky dough
4
Press the dough into the prepared tart pan; arrange the pear halves on top
5
Heat the coconut oil and maple syrup together; score the pears and brush with the glaze
6
Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until the top is golden
