Afternoon Tea

I am a very lucky person, because as far as I am aware I don’t have any food allergies. Once, if you had a food allergy it probably was not diagnosed and you were a sickly little person that most likely died young. Now we can work out what disagrees with us and find a way around our allergies….the miracle of modern life. I am sure that Suzanne, from ” Strands of my Life “, who is allergic to almost everything except fresh air, doesn’t consider herself lucky, let alone the subject of a miracle. I have been following her diagnosis and the change this has brought to her cooking. This lady can make beautiful food out of a the handful of ingredients she can eat. I decided to make one of her recipes for this months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop. There are plenty of lemons and pears about and I am being brave and making a gluten free, grain free, dairy free, nut free dessert from Suzannes E-book, “Afternoon Tea”.

Lemon honeyed pear tart gluten free grain free

strandsofmylife.com tart recipe

Gluten Grain Free Lemon Honeyed Pear Tart

Dairy, nut, gluten and sugar free......it surprised me. Recipe from Strands of my life "Afternoon Tea" This recipe is in Australian cup sizes

Course Dessert

Servings 8

Ingredients

Unit:

Pastry

4 Tablespoon coconut oil
2 Tablespoon honey
4 whole eggs large
3/4 cup coconut flour
3 tbsp tapioca
1/8 tsp salt

Lemon Curd Filling

4 whole eggs
125 ml coconut oil
6 Tablespoon honey
4 whole lemons juice ONLY, of 4
2 Tablespoon gelatine I used 1 1/2 leaves gelatin

Honeyed Pears

6 whole pears peeled (if you like) 1/4'd and cored
1 whole lemon JUICE
1/2 cup honey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
In a food processor, blend the oil, honey and eggs.
Sift the flours and salt into the processor and blend until it forms a ball ready to use in your chosen recipe ( if it is too wet ad a little extra flour)
Roll out the pastry case and bake blind for 15 min( approx) remove the beads and bake till golden ( 5-6 min). Cool
Set up a double boiler with water simmering underneath and add the oil and honey together with the lemon juice. Whisk well.
Heat until hot but not boiling and whisk in the beaten eggs. Keep stirring constantly. The mixture will begin to thicken after about 10 to 20 minutes.
Dissolve the gelatin in a little hot water and add to the lemon mixture.
Cool, pour into tart case and put into the fridge to set.
When set and cool decorate with fruit.

Honeyed Pears

Put the honey and lemon in a small oven proof dish. Melt lightly then add the pears and toss. Put them into a 200 C / 390 F oven and roast tossing occasionally. I finished mine on the stove top, caramelizing and little.

Seasonal pears

Honey roasted pears

Gluten Grain Free Lemon Honeyed Pear Tart

And …. if you would like to make some “free” recipes head over to www.strandsofmylife.com and have a peek at Suzanne’s stunning ebook “Afternoon Tea”. I can’t believe you can make these elegant desserts out of a few simple ingredients.