Torta di Pere

Ingredients (12 portions)

Instructions (20 min. prep, 200 min. total)

1. Take the butter out of the fridge to let it warm up.
2. Preheat the oven to 175 degree or 160 degree convection.
3. Spread the butter over the baking form.
4. SPread two tablespoons of the sugar across the buttered form.
5. Peel the pears and remove any pits or seeds.
6. Cut the pears in thin 2mm slices.
7. Crack the eggs into a bowl and mix well.
8. In a large bowl, mix the sugar, flour, backing poweder, eggs, salt, cream, rum and vanilla extract.
9. Mix in the pear slices by hand.
10. Spread the dough evenly over the baking form.
11. Spread one tablespoon of sugar across the surface.
12. Place the baking form on a baking paper into the oven.
13. Bake for two hours until goldenbrown and stiff.
14. Take out and rest for 5 minutes.
15. Use a knife to separate the baking form and cake.
16. Serve hot, at room-temperature or place in fridge. It is cake!

Comments

Pears can be replaced with apples.
Pears should be hard in their fruit.
Apples should have a sour flavor.

Thanks christine for the recipe:
https://www.globus.ch/delicatessa/rezepte/la-torta-di-pere