TWD:FRENCH PEAR TART

Happy New Year everyone! I've been m.i.a. (missing in action) for a couple weeks vacationing in Florida for the holidays. With that said, I have tons and tons of dessert posts to come...
but......
For now, we'll stick to this french pear tart chosen by...wait for it....THE famous Dorie Greenspan herself. Yes, it's true. Our fun-not so little group anymore-is dedicated to Dorie Greenspan's book Baking: From My Home To Yours and Dorie made a guest appearance by picking this week's recipe. Listen...Dorie, I love you..I really do. I think you're beyond talented and I totally idolize you; but this tart was not one of my favorites. Not because it wasn't tasty, because it was, but because fruit tarts really aren't my thing. I did, however, love the tart crust. It was sweet and flaky and so much more exciting than regular pie crust. I could have easily just spread raspberry jelly or nutella on this tart shell and been happy. So it goes..