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

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

  1. 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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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2006 by srugel
yummy! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
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


 
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