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Pear-fect Pie Worth Falling For

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • CRUST
  • Seriously if you want to buy a pre-made crust that is totally up to you. But, if you want to make yours, I just did a modification that I think is the best crust ever. Because my pie pans are bigger I tend to make a bigger crust.
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 7 tablespoons cold water
  • FILLING
  • 7 cups fresh sliced pears
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • CRUMB TOPPING
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • optional vanilla ice-cream for ala mode

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 425.
  2. CRUST
  3. Mix flour and salt together in a bowl. Cut in shortening and butter until size of barley.
  4. Sprinkle in water and gently mix until a ball forms. Do not over mix.
  5. Roll out on floured surface and line pan. Put in fridge until ready to use.
  6. FILLING
  7. Mix sliced pears with lemon juice, sugar, ginger,and flour.
  8. Place mix in the pastry lined pie pan.
  9. TOPPING
  10. cream together brown sugar and butter. Add flour.
  11. Spread over pear mixture in pan.
  12. TURN OVEN DOWN TO 375.
  13. Cover edges of pie with foil to keep from getting over baked.
  14. Bake for 45 minutes, or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown.
  15. Serve warm or cold, with whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream.