Pears in a Pastry Crust

Ingredients

• Crust

  • 1 1/2 cups (225 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, cold, diced
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) plain yogurt
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) ice water

• Pears

  • 3/4 cup (120 g) maple sugar
  • 1/3 cup (30 g) chopped roasted pecans
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 6 ripe pears, Bosc or Bartlett
  • 1 egg, beaten, for brushing