Sugar And Spice Pear Pie

• 5 large pears, peeled and sliced
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 4-1/2 teaspoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
• Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0. In a large bowl, combine first nine ingredients. Let stand 15 minutes.
2. Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust; trim pastry even with edge. Sprinkle with pecans and brown sugar; fill with pear mixture. Dot with butter. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry.
3. Bake 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.

pears, sugar, orange juice, tapioca, lemon zest, lemon juice, ground nutmeg, salt, fresh gingerroot, pastry, pecans, brown sugar, butter

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sugar-and-spice-pear-pie/ (may not work)