Kelly’S Country-Style Fresh Pear Pie
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar or 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 5 cups ripe bosc pears, cored, peeled and thinly sliced (8 pears)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut up
- cinnamon or cinnamon sugar
- 2 (9 inch) deep dish pie shells
- In large bowl, whisk/mix first 6 ingredients. In medium bowl, slice cored, peeled pears into lemon juice, tossing as you go to prevent browning.
- Stir pears into dry mixture well. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour into unbaked 9" deepdish pie shell. Dot top with butter.
- Cover with lattice top, or top of your choice. Tuck top edge under bottom edge, pinch/flute edge all the way around well to seal.
- Brush top with a little water very lightly, sprinkle top with cinnamon/sugar.
- Bake in 425u0b0 oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350u0b0, bake 45-50 minutes longer. Watch for any excessive browning on edges, may need to cover them lightly with foil. Serve warm with Butter Pecan ice cream if desired!
- Makes a large pie, serves 6-8.
light brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, ground ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, lemon juice, unsalted butter, cinnamon, dish pie shells
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kelly-s-country-style-fresh-pear-pie-114220 (may not work)