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🍽️ Savory Pear and Cheese Tart with Nuts and Thyme

798 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 21 g yeast (0.5 cube)
• 160 ml lukewarm milk (3.5% fat)
• 0.5 tsp honey
• 350 g spelt whole wheat flour
• salt
• 50 g soft butter
• 100 g cream cheese
• 100 g sour cream
• 1 egg
• 70 g grated Alpine cheese
• pepper
• nutmeg
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 4 ripe pears
• 25 g sliced hazelnuts

Instructions

1. 1. Stir the yeast into the lukewarm milk and honey until smooth.
2. 2. Mix the flour with a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
3. 3. Pour the yeast milk and the butter into the dry ingredients.
4. 4. Knead everything into a smooth dough until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
5. 5. If necessary, add a little more flour or milk to achieve the right consistency.
6. 6. Let the dough rise covered in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
7. 7. Mix the cream cheese with the sour cream, the egg, and the grated cheese.
8. 8. Season the cheese mixture with salt, pepper, and freshly grated nutmeg.
9. 9. Wash the thyme and shake it dry.
10. 10. Pluck the thyme leaves from the stems and chop them roughly.
11. 11. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
12. 12. Knead the risen dough briefly again.
13. 13. Dust the work surface with a little flour and roll out the dough.
14. 14. Place the dough on the prepared tray and form a small edge.
15. 15. Spread the cheese cream evenly over the dough.
16. 16. Let the topped tart rise for another 15 minutes.
17. 17. Wash the pears and dry them thoroughly.
18. 18. Quarter the pears and remove the core.
19. 19. Cut the flesh into narrow wedges.
20. 20. Distribute the pear wedges evenly over the tart.
21. 21. Sprinkle the hazelnuts and the chopped thyme over the top.
22. 22. Preheat the oven to 210 °C (convection 185 °C or gas mark 3).
23. 23. Bake the tart for about 20 minutes in the preheated oven.
24. 24. Remove the tart from the oven and let it cool down slightly.
25. 25. Serve the tart lukewarm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 798
• Protein: 27 g · Fett/Fat: 38 g · Carbs: 87 g