Pear Crunch Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack.
• Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and lemon zest in mixing bowl. Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie pan.
• Arrange pear slices in layers in the pastry-lined pan, sprinkling the sugar mixture over each layer. Dot with butter and sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Roll out remaining dough for the top crust. Use your finger dipped in a small bowl of water to moisten the rim of the bottom crust. Place top crust over filling, and trim edge using kitchen shears or a sharp paring knife. Fold edge under bottom crust, pressing to seal. Flute edge. Cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes longer. Allow to cool several hours before serving.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour; add the pears and toss gently to coat. Spoon into pastry shell. In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie. , Bake at 400° for 45-50 minutes or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Place the pears in a large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice and vanilla. Add cranberries. Combine the brown sugar and flour; sprinkle over fruit and gently toss to coat. , Roll out crust to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer to pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Add filling., In a small bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over filling. , Bake on a lower oven rack at 375° for 55-60 minutes, covering edge loosely with foil if needed to prevent overbrowning, until filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish or 9 inch square baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, and cinnamon. Stir in the butter until the mixture is crumbly with pea sized lumps. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and 2 teaspoons of crystallized ginger. Add the sliced pears, and toss to blend. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Spread with the oat topping.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until pears are soft and topping is golden brown. Cool slightly before serving with vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Combine pears with sugar, flour, lemon peel and juice and arrange in unbaked pie shell.
• Combine topping ingredients and cut in butter until mixture is crumby.
• Stir in pecans.
• Sprinkle evenly over pears.
• Bake in 400°F oven for 25-30 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. TOPPING: In a small bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the pecans. Set aside.
• 2. FILLING: Drain the pear halves, but save the liquid. Dry the pears thoroughly on a paper towel.
• 3. Combine the sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg and salt in a medium-size saucepan, stirring until thoroughly combined. Slowly mix in the pear liquid, stirring well.
• 4. Cook on medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture turns clear. (about 5 minutes after it begins to boil.)
• 5. Remove from heat. Stir in the butter and lemon juice.
• 6. Arrange the pear halves, round side up, in the bottom of the pie shell.
• 7. With the pie plate on a baking sheet to catch any drips, pour the warm pear pudding evenly over the top of the pear halves.
• 8. Give the topping one last stir with a fork, then sprinkle it evenly over the top of the pear filling. Press lightly to form the top crust.
• 9. Bake at 425* for 20-25 minutes, until the topping turns dark golden brown.
• 10. NOTES: 1) Times given do not include making the crust. 2) If you use fresh nutmeg (which is best) only use 1/8 tsp. 3) If you don't have enough liquid from the pears, add enough water to make the difference.