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Pear Crumb Pie

SUBMITTED BY: Cathy Cremers PHOTO BY: srugel

"'My guests find this pear filling and crumb topping a delightful change of pace from other fruit pies,' relates Cathy Cremers of Pottstown, Pennsylvania."

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	1 Hr 5 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 25 Min

SERVINGS

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Servings
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INGREDIENTS

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
2 tablespoons cold water
FILLING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 dash ground nutmeg
6 cups thinly sliced peeled pears
1 tablespoon lemon juice
TOPPING:
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup cold butter or margarine

DIRECTIONS

In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Sprinkle with water; toss until mixture is moist enough to shape into a ball. On a floured surface, roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie pan. Flute edges. Combine filling ingredients; spoon into the crust. Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes. For topping, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. bake 40 minutes longer. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary.

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Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2006 by Heidi H.

Only crumbs were left when I served this pie to friends at a potluck. It's competition was an... MORE

Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2007 by chellebelle

This was an attractive and tasty pie (that used up some of the big harvest our pear tree... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2006 by srugel

yummy! MORE

Reviewed on May 23, 2008 by Basg

Fabulous. This is delicious hot or cold. Putting the crumble on later in the baking let the... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2007 by Chenelle

This pie is good. I was looking for a recipe to do something with a bunch of pears that we... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2007 by Linda

Too Die for!!! The only thing I changed, was adding a 2 tablespoons each of butter and "real"... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2007 by charleysangel

This was a delicious way to use up my pears i was forced to only add cinnimon since I didn't... MORE