Rice Pudding Pear Tart

Ingredients

1 sheet prepared pie crust
2 c dry wine
1 ts cinnamon
2 pears
2 c rice
1/2 c sugar
2 tb butter
1/4 ts salt
2 eggs
1 ts vanilla extract
1 tb sugar
10 tart
10 skillet
3 quart saucepan

Instructions

slightly thickened. Gradually stir one-fourth hot pudding mixture into eggs; return egg mixture to saucepan, stirring constantly. Continue to cook 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Pour pudding mixture into pre-baked crust. Place pears, cut-side down, on cutting surface. Cut thin lengthwise slits in each pear, one-third down from stem end. Fan pears over pudding mixture. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F.; bake 30 minutes or until pudding is set. Remove from oven; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Place tart in oven about 4 to 5 inches from heat source, broil 1 to 2 minutes or until top is browned. Cool before serving. Tart can be made ahead, if desired.