Gingered Pear Pie

Time

prep 0:25       total 1:10

Yield

6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

1 pastry for double-crust pie
4 cups Bartlett or
Bosc pears, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp. lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. ground mace
1 tbsp. crystallized ginger, finely minced or
coarsely ground
2 tbsp. flour
Milk

Instructions

Line 9-inch pie pan with half of rolled-out pastry. Roll out top round of pastry; cut slit in top and reserve until ready to use. Combine sliced pears with lemon juice, 3/4 cup sugar, mace, ginger and flour. Spoon into pastry-lined pie pan. Top with remaining round of pastry. Crimp edges. Lightly brush crust with milk. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon sugar.

Place pie on middle rack of 450°F oven. Reduce heat to 400°F. Bake pie about 45 minutes until top is lightly browned, pears are tender and filling is bubbling. Cool pie on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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