So I made this the way it was written and while it was yummy, it kinda reminded me too much of a basic apple pie. So four stars for that. The second time I made it, I made some adjustments that made it phenomenal! I used dark brown sugar instead of white, and oranges instead of lemon zest and juice. I added some ginger paste, cloves, and crushed cardamom to the cinnamon. The difference was like night and day! Also be sure to use ripe pears. I usually eat my pears when they are crisp like apples, that doesn't work with this, they need to be soft. I also liked mixing up the kinds of pears. We used green and red for a festive pie!
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