Apple And Pear Pie

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1 cup butter cold, chopped
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 4 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 4 pears peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 lemon peel finely grated
• 1 egg white lightly beaten

1. For the pastry crust, sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in sugar and almonds. Rub in butter using fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
2. Add egg and enough water (about 2 tbsp) to form a firm, pliable dough. Knead lightly. Form into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 mins.
3. For the filling, place apples, pears, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon and lemon peel in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 4-5 mins until almost tender. Drain excess liquid. Cool.
4. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Lightly grease a 10-inch pie plate.
5. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry between 2 sheets of parchment paper to 1/8-inch thickness. Transfer to pie plate. Refrigerate for 15 mins. Trim edges. Prick bottom with a fork. Place pie plate on a baking pan. Bake for 10 mins. Cool. Spoon filling into pie crust..
6. Roll out remaining pastry until large enough to cover pie. Brush pie edges with egg white. Cover with pastry, trimming edge.
7. Brush top with egg white and sprinkle with 2 tsp sugar. Cut slits in pastry to allow steam to escape. Bake for 10 mins.
8. Reduce oven temperature to 325u0b0F. Bake for 20 mins until golden. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Apple-and-Pear-Pie-1406004 (may not work)