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Ginger Pear Pie

SUBMITTED BY: Delilah Stauffer 

"My mother, who collected many recipes over the years, made this delicious pie often. It's wonderful served warm with a scoop of ice cream on top."
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This recipe has been rated 2 times with an average star rating of 4.0
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PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  40 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 4 large pears, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pastry shell
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup cold butter or margarine
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a saucepan, combine the first six ingredients until blended. Gently stir in pears. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally; boil for 1 minute. Add butter. Pour into pastry shell.
  2. For topping, combine flour, brown sugar and ginger in bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over pears. Bake at 425 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed on feb. 5, 2007 by redheadedchef 
I gave this pie four stars only for the idea of it as I ended up changing alot of important... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed on oct. 15, 2008 by KWEBB 
Very tasty, but I did use the suggestion to cut the sauce for the filling in half and prebaked... MORE


 
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