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Recipe Tags: 60 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion Pies And Tarts Desserts Fruit Jewish Ashkenazi European Fall Holiday Event Kosher Nuts Dietary Thanksgiving Seasonal

Musician's Tart

A friend requested this for thanksgiving this year as it is an old childhood favorite of his. i had to do some looking to find it and didn't see it here so had to share :-) it's very rich, but incredibly tasty!!!!

Steps

Filling.
Combine all filling ingredients in medium saucepan and bring to boil.
Reduce heat.
Simmer 1 minute.
Puree mixture in processor to thick paste.
Cool completely.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
Nut topping.
Cook first 3 ingredients in heavy saucepan over low heat , stirring until sugar dissolves.
Increase heat , bring to boil.
Boil vigorously 1 minute.
Remove from heat.
Mix in nuts and cream.
Assembly.
Spread fruit filling into bottom of cooled , baked pie / tart shell.
Set tart pan on cookie sheet.
Spoon nut topping over filling.
Bake until filling bubbles , about 20 minutes remove from oven and cool on rack for about 10 minutes.
Loosen tart pan from sides but do not remove.
Cool completely in pan.
Can be prepared one day ahead.
Let stand at room temperature.
Remove pan sides.
Cut into wedges.

Ingredients

pastry shells, dried pear half, pitted dates, pear juice, brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, pine nuts, whole almond, cashews, whipping cream