Tarte Bourdaloue
This tart is a classic of French pâtisserie. It's quite simple: a sweetcrust pastry case filled with almond cream and pears poached in syrup.
Invented in the middle of the 19th century, it gets its name not from its creator but from Rue Bourdaloue, the street where he had his pâtisserie.
Invented in the middle of the 19th century, it gets its name not from its creator but from Rue Bourdaloue, the street where he had his pâtisserie.
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Last modified on: November 22th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 tarts, you will need:
- 1
750 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
12 Poached pears - 3
750 g Almond cream or frangipane - 4
90 g apricot glaze (optional) - Total weight: 1,500 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 22 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 2 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Stand an 8-inch (20 cm) square metal dessert "ring" on a sheet of baking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Roll out 750 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line the square. Leave any spare overhanging the edge and put to wait in the fridge.
Roll out 750 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line the square. Leave any spare overhanging the edge and put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Cut 12 Poached pears into large cubes.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Take the tart case out of the fridge and trim off any spare pastry around the edge (you can use this to make small tarts).
Take the tart case out of the fridge and trim off any spare pastry around the edge (you can use this to make small tarts).
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Put a layer of 750 g Almond cream or frangipane in the tart case (it's no secret that the easiest way to do this is with a forcing bag.
Stage 5
If you have kept some pear stalks, arrange these around the tart.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Then add the diced pears.
Press them down gently and make the top even.
Press them down gently and make the top even.
Stage 7 - 40 min.
Bake for about 40 minutes.
Stage 8
Stage 9
Your Tarte Bourdaloue is ready.
Remarks
Variations on the "Bourdaloue" theme can be made not only with different fruit, of course, but also with another sort of pastry for the case. It will still be just as good.
Keeping
A few hours in the fridge.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,755 Kcal or 19,908 Kj | 135 gr | 750 gr | 578 gr |
| 238 % | 52 % | 71 % | 88 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 317 Kcal or 1,327 Kj | 9 gr | 50 gr | 39 gr |
| 16 % | 3 % | 5 % | 6 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,585 Kcal or 6,636 Kj | 45 gr | 250 gr | 193 gr |
| 79 % | 17 % | 24 % | 29 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 tarts : 9.74 €
- Per tart : 3.25 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Almond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ramekins with almonds, apples and lemon, Mini almond-morello tarts, Exotic fruit tart, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Epiphany galette, ... All |
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hazelnut and chocolate biscuits, Exotic fruit tart, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Apple-almond shortbread tart, ... All |
 | Poached pears: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear verbena tarts, Poire Belle Hélène, Fresh fruit in sabayon, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, ... All |
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