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The Peeta Mellark Tart

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Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games says he makes an apple and goat cheese tart. This is my version! It’s creamy and delicious!

Ingredients

  • 3 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1-½ cup Cold Salted Butter, Cut Into Chunks
  • 1 whole Egg, Slightly Beaten
  • 5 Tablespoons Cold Water
  • 1 Tablespoon Distilled White Vinegar
  • 1 whole Ripe Pear
  • ¼ cups Brown Sugar
  • ¾ cups Crumbled Goat Cheese
  • 3 Tablespoons Cold Salted Butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Prepare the crust: Combine flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add butter to the flour, and combine using a pastry cutter or fork. Once well combined and crumbly, add the egg, water, and vinegar and mix well with your hands or a wooden spoon. Once the dough is well combined, form it into two balls. You will use one now, and you can put the other in a freezer bag to save for another use.

Roll out one ball of dough on a floured surface until it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Place the pie crust on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, and set aside.

(Alternately, you could remove a ready made crust from the packaging, unroll it, and place it on a cookie sheet. However, I can assure you that the above crust will be much flakier, more buttery, and delicious.)

Cut the pear in half from bottom to top. Remove the core with a knife. Lay the pear half on a cutting board, cut side down, and slice into thin slices. Repeat with the other pear half. In a bowl, combine brown sugar and pear slices, stirring gently until the pear slices are well coated.

Spread the goat cheese over the surface of the crust, leaving about 3-4 inches of space around the edge. Top with the pear mixture. Fold the crust edges over the filling, overlapping where you need to, leaving the center of the tart uncovered.

Cut the cold butter into 6 chunks of 1/2 tablespoon each, and arrange them over the top of the tart, halfway on the crust, halfway on the exposed filling.

Bake about 40 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. Allow to cool 5-10 minutes, cut into wedges, and serve. Yum!

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The Hill Country Cook on 3.4.2011

oooh i love rustic pies! can’t wait to try. maybe peaches and ricotta!

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Kelsey May on 3.4.2011

This would definitely work with apples! I’m sure Peeta was a better baker than I am. I just didn’t have apples so I improvised :)

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morgaine28 on 3.3.2011

this is so exciting…I too have thought about making some of the recipes from the Hunger Games. This would work with apples instead of pears, as mentioned in the book, right?

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corricky on 3.3.2011

Ahh I’m obsessed with The Hunger Games, and this recipe looks delicious!

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polymerpig on 3.3.2011

Nice! Had I not just finished the Hunger Games books I wouldn’t have had a clue what your title meant!

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