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”.
strandsofmylife.com tart recipe
Gluten Grain Free Lemon Honeyed Pear Tart
Ingredients
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.
“Afternoon Tea” is available to Buy by heading over to ‘Strands of My Life ” . It’s only $10 introductory price till the 16th April.
Lemon and Honeyed Pear Tart
Yummo!!!
Wow! Tania those pears look divine! I love the colours they have from the roasting and the honey! I’m drooling! xx
This looks really delicious!! I loved this gluten-free recipe and the picture is making me drool….loved those fruits inside.
Thanks so much, Tania, for your wonderful post and your tart looks perfect.
I will take anything with pears! Yum!
Hi Tania! I too am lucky that don’t suffer from food allergies. Considering everything Suzanne has had to go through she sure has cooked fantastic food that anyone can enjoy. I have a copy of her gorgeous and delicious cookbook. You did an amazing job at recreating the pear tart — looks lovely. 🙂
Those pears on that tart look incredible. I follow Suzanne’s blog and I’m constantly amazed by the wonderful recipes she can create with all the things she has to eliminate. I’m looking forward to working my way through her cookbook xx
Beautiful tart!
Those pears look luscious Tania!! I’m using so much honey nowadays and it gives food such a great flavour and glossy coat too 😀
wow that’s a great looking tart! Those honeyed pears are really super paired with tangy lemon curd filling.
What a gorgeous tart – for anyone! It is amazing what some people have to navigate to be well with food, but this is a great example of how food restrictions don’t have to be boring.
The only things I’m allergic to (as far as I know) is bright fake food colourings so tartrazine and sunset yellow etc – which is no bad thing as I wouldn’t want to eat them anyway! This tart looks gorgeous.
It looks absolutely beautiful and your photography is stunning. I love the look of the honey roasted pears.
I did a post on Suzanne’s book today too. I did the pumpkin tart and I used her recipe and didn’t change a thing so I didn’t post it. Maybe I shoulda worked on it more but I wanted to see how it was so I could be sure before recommending it.
This tart looks amazing! You are such a wonderful chef and photographer and story teller.
Just stunning Tania! I love the caramalised pears and would have to restrain myself from picking them off the tart and eating them whole
This does look scrummy indeed, and perfect for me! It is amazing how delicious ‘free from’ food can taste. Thanks for sharing Tania x
Beautiful tart – and I’m so excited to see a pastry recipe using coconut flour! Thanks for joining and sharing, heading over to Strands of my Life now 🙂
I’m so thankful that I don’t have any allergies either Tania although there are lots of options out there now for sufferers. I’d happily eat your tart any day!
Absolutely stunning, Tania! It’s amazing that something so beautiful can be gluten and dairy free!
Wow, what a beautiful tart! That looks seriously delicious. 🙂