Recipe/TarteDeCambrai

A recipe my mother modified slightly from a commercial one, many years ago, and uses every so often.

4-5 large ripe pears (Which would be a jar of home-preserved ones, or about a large tin of commercial ones, I guess.)
1 tbsp lemon juice

10 level tbsp (1/2 pint) flour
6 level tbsp vanilla sugar (Could use caster, and add a touch of vanilla essence.)
4 tbsp oil
8 tbsp milk
2 whole eggs
pinch salt

2oz butter (In the original recipe, but my mother leaves it out.)

Peal, core and slice pears.
Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Mix batter ingredients.
Grease a 25cm (10") flan tin, and arrange pear slices. Pour in batter. (Original had these two in the other order)
Dot with butter. (Optional.)
Bake for 50 mins at 200 degrees.

Also works with apple & rhubarb