Stinking Bishop and Pear Tart
A luscious savoury tart featuring creamy, pungent Stinking Bishop cheese paired with sweet orchard pears, soft onions, and crisp buttery puff pastry.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 460 kcal
Equipment
- •baking tray
- •greaseproof paper
- •frying pan
- •pastry brush
- •sharp knife
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 460 kcal
- fat
- 28 g
- carbs
- 38 g
- fibre
- 4 g
- protein
- 14 g
- calories
- 460 kcal
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan).
- 2
Melt the butter in a frying pan over low heat and gently cook the sliced onions until soft and sweet.
- 3
Unroll the puff pastry onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.
- 4
Score a 1 cm border around the pastry edges using a sharp knife without cutting completely through.
- 5
Spread the softened onions evenly across the pastry inside the scored border.
- 6
Arrange the pear slices neatly over the bed of onions.
- 7
Distribute the sliced Stinking Bishop cheese evenly across the pears.
- 8
Scatter the fresh thyme leaves and chopped walnuts over the top, then drizzle with honey.
- 9
Brush the pastry border with the beaten egg and season with black pepper.
- 10
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden and the cheese is melted and bubbling.
Chef's tips
Keep the puff pastry chilled until the moment you assemble the tart to ensure a crisp, high rise. If the cheese rind is very wet, gently pat it dry with kitchen paper before slicing.
Ingredient substitutions
- Stinking Bishop cheese → Taleggio or Époisses cheese
- Conference pears → firm dessert apples like Cox's Orange Pippin
Storage
Keep leftover tart in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two days.
Reheating
Reheat on a baking tray in an oven preheated to 180°C (160°C fan) for 8 to 10 minutes until crisp.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overloading the centre with wet pear slices, which makes the pastry base soggy.
- •Cutting entirely through the pastry border when scoring, preventing the edges from puffing properly.
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