Name: Pear & Almond French Tart
Ingredients: 6 Bosc Pears (peeled and cored, leaving the stems intact); 1 quart Water; ½ cup Honey; 2 tablespoons Vanilla Sugar (or 1 tbs vanilla extract); 1 Cinnamon stick; 4-5 whole Cloves; ½ Lemon; 3 oz. 6 tablespoons unsalted Butter, cut into pieces; 1 tablespoon Oil (vegetable or canola); 3 tablespoons Water; 1 tablespoon Sugar; 1/8 teaspoon Salt; 5 oz. all-purpose Flour (1 slightly rounded cup); 6 oz. Almond paste (Marzipan works too, but omit the sugar); 2 teaspoons Sugar (if using the almond paste); 2 teaspoons Flour; 6 tablespoons Butter (cubed, room temperature); 1 large Egg (plus one Egg White, room temperature); 1 teaspoon Lemon zest; 1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Amaretto (Kirschwasser or Rum); 3-4 drops Almond Extract (optional); ¼ cup sliced almonds (optional)