Free Form Pear Pie

• 300 g plain flour
• 125 g butter, chopped, chilled
• 2 tbsp icing sugar
• 1 large egg, plus 1 extra, for brushing
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 50 g ground almonds
• -1 None Filling
• 30 g butter
• 3 None ripe pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
• 50 g demerara sugar, plus extra

1. In a food processor, combine flour, butter and icing sugar. Process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and lemon juice, pulsing until mixture comes together.
2. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly. Flatten into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, to make filling, melt butter in a large frying pan on medium heat. Add pears, sugar and lemon juice. Cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes, until pears soften. Drain well.
4. Preheat oven to 200u0b0C./ 180u0b0C. fan. Gas mark 6. Place an oven tray in the oven.
5. Roll pastry out between two sheets of baking paper to a 30cm circle, 5mm thick. Sprinkle almond meal over pastry, leaving a 3cm border.
6. Pile pears onto almond meal. Fold edges over to partially enclose filling. Beat extra egg and brush over pears, then sprinkle with extra sugar.
7. Transfer pie, using baking paper, to hot baking tray. Reduce oven to 180u0b0C./ 160u0b0C. fan. Gas mark 4. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden. Serve with cream or ice-cream.

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