Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon late-harvest Riesling or other sweet white dessert wine
  • 3 large ripe Anjou pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons late-harvest Riesling or other sweet white dessert wine
  • 1/2 cup water
  • Vanilla ice cream

Method

  • Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor until combined.
  • Add butter; using on/off turns, cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • Add egg yolk and wine; using on/off turns, mix just until moist clumps form.
  • Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
  • Wrap in plastic and chill at least 40 minutes and up to 2 days.
  • Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375F.
  • Roll out dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper to 12-inch round.
  • Remove top sheet of parchment and transfer dough, with bottom parchment, to rimmed baking sheet.
  • Place pear slices, 1 tablespoon sugar, and flour in large bowl; toss to combine.
  • Spoon pear mixture into center of dough, leaving 1 1/2-inch border.
  • Using parchment as aid, fold up outer edge of dough over edge of filling.
  • Bake until pears are tender, about 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, boil 1 cup wine, 1/2 cup water, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in medium saucepan until syrup is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 325F.
  • Drizzle half of syrup over filling.
  • Continue baking tart until juices are bubbling thickly, about 20 minutes.
  • Cool.
  • Whisk 2 tablespoons wine into remaining syrup.
  • Cut tart into wedges.
  • Drizzle with syrup.
  • Serve with ice cream.