Ingredients

• 3 cups Organic Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour (408 g)
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• ½ tsp Kosher Salt
• 1 Tbsp Chinese Five Spice
• ⅔ cup + 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar, divided (165 g)
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, chilled and cubed (228 g)
• 1 tsp Vanilla or Almond Extract
• 1 Egg (50 g)
• 1 Egg Yolk (20 g)
• 5 Bartlett Pears (900 g)
• Powdered Sugar for topping (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and spray or butter an 8-inch springform pan.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, spice and ⅔ cup sugar.
3. Add cubed butter and gently mix to coat with flour. Add extract, whole egg and egg yolk. Either by hand or with a pastry cutter, cut butter into the dough until a crumbly dough is formed. Set aside ⅓ of the dough to use as the streusel topping.
4. Knead the remaining ⅔ of dough until it just comes together. Press the dough into the prepared pan, coming up the sides ¾-inch to create the crust. Chill for 15 minutes while you prepare the fruit.
5. Wash, core and slice pears into ½-inch slices. Gently toss with 2 tablespoons sugar then layer over the chilled crust. Evenly sprinkle the remaining ⅓ of the crumbly dough over the top to create the streusel.
6. Place the springform pan atop a baking sheet to catch any juices that may seep from the pan. Bake for 65-70 minutes until the streusel is golden brown on top.
7. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes before removing the ring. Top with powdered sugar, slice and serve warm.