No-food-processor-needed Pear Tart! :D

Yippie! Okay, there is seriously something wrong with the pears at WalMart. Seriously. I always buy a couple, because besides apples, these are my go-to snack. But I've noticed that whenever I buy them at WalMart, the darn things are harder than a rock. And stay that way for over 2 weeks. But of course, the moment you stop caring for them and remember they exist, they're like darn mashed potatoes on the inside. So anyways, while I'd love to eat them fresh, I was watching a manga today where the main character likes to bake a lot. While they mostly showed cakes and such, there was one image of a tart. I ladies and gentlemen, aliens and squids, have never made a tart before. Okay-- scratch that. I DID make one oh so very long ago, but the crust was store bought graham cracker crumbs, and the chocolate insides never set. needless to say I ate a lot of raw egg that day, but contrary to what people say, I've never felt or gotten sick because of it. Am I resistant to raw eggs? Cool. But I still promise to be careful! And so should any kids or dinosaurs reading this blog post. Okay well, I think the dinos could pull it off if they wanted too.
Wow, I seriously need to cut down on the blabber huh? Or maybe add a lot of "enter" so it doesn't seem that long.
Like this?
Guess that's cool.
So unlike most people apparently, I don't own a big food processor, so I was very happy that I found a recipe for this tart without the use of a food processor. That by the way explains the "Yippie!" at the beginning of this post. Of course I must credit where I got this, even if it's their original recipe or not. And yes of course I did change it to fit my own needs, because I don't have some things that, that particular recipe calls for.
The one I found can be found by you by clicking on the following link right here...!
Turns out I happened to feel the urge to make this tart on the Costa Rican Mother's Day, so I guess everything worked out perfectly for her! Since I don't believe in coincidences! ;) *8.15.11*
Okay let's get to the recipe! :)

I need you guys to forgive me here! I was so caught up in making the tart, I completely forgot to take step-by-step photos! I'm sowie! :'(
BUT! I did take a couple, so I hope they're useful in some way! Anyways enjoy! :)

Before jumping in the oven!

Freshly Out! (Ignore the black edges, my oven is way hot haha.)

Cooled and sliced!

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup (or 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 Cup All-Purpose flour
1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Sugar, + 1 1/2 Tbsp for on top of pears
1 Large Egg
2 Pears (Any kind) Peeled, Cored, &Sliced
1 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 Cup Jam (I used Strawberry jam oddly enough! Hehe)

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degress F. Make sure to keep out your sugar and flour out just in case! The pan I used for the was a _____, it was the only thing I could work with! Butter it, and/or PAM it like mee! Combine the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl and set aside. With an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar at a high speed in your mixing bowl. Lowering the speed add in your egg and make sure it is fully incorporated. Add the flour in three parts until that is fully incorporated, and don't worry, the dough has a very soft texture. Put your dough onto your pan and with floured fingers form the crust. If you don't want to get your fingers dirty, you could also use the back of a wet spoon, or a regular wooden spoon, whatever you prefer. Arrange the sliced pears however you would like, just make sure you cover up the tart yummishly! Sprinkle the cinnamon and the remaining sugar over your pears. Bake in your oven for about 40-45 minutes depending on how hot your oven is. Your tart will be ready when the crust turns a pretty golden brown color, after it's done, let it cool down for a couple minutes.
At this point I just heated up the strawberry jam and poured it over my tart! <3
As my inspirational recipe says, you could use the jam they used, add feel free to add whip cream if you wish!

Can I just say this is seriously one of my favorite batters/dough/etc, ever? I LOVED it!
And I will definitely be making it again, so I can update the process with the pictures!

I hope you guys have fun in the kitchen! And please try out the recipe if your in for something yummy! Have a great day guys and tah tah for now!

Bye Beautiful! :)