No. 35 - Pear Crumb Pie

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1/4 tsp Ginger, ground
  • 6 cups Pears

• Baking & Spices

  • 2/3 cup All-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup Brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp Salt

• Dairy

  • 1/3 cup Butter, unsalted

Found on savingdessert.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 9-inch unbaked pie crustFilling:
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
• 6 cups thinly sliced peeled pears (about 5 large pears)
• Juice of ½ lemonTopping:
• ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
• ⅓ cup unsalted cold butter, diced

Directions

• In a large mixing bowl combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg. Fold in the sliced pears until coated. Pour mixture into the unbaked pie crust and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 25 minutes.
• While the pie is baking, combine the topping ingredients. Cut in the butter until crumbly. Remove pie from the oven and spread the topping over the filling. Bake for 40 minutes. Cover the crust with foil to prevent over browning if necessary.
• Cool and serve room temperature or slightly warm with ice cream.