Pleasing Pear Pie Recipes

HOMEMADE PEAR PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice. In a small bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; add to pear mixture and toss to coat., On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough into an 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter., Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 45-50 minutes. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 20 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.

PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Arrange pear slices in pie shell in an attractive pattern.
• Beat the sugar, flour, melted butter, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, ginger and Cointreau with a mixer until smooth and well blended Pour mixture over the pears in the pie shell.
• Bake at 350F for 40 to 45 minutes, or until light brown and top springs back when pressed.

FRESH PEAR PIE

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.

CARAMEL PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Add together in a large bowl, the pears and lemon juice; toss.
• In a different bowl, mix together 1/2 cup sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
• Add to pears; stir gently to mix well.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Pour mixture into the pastry shell.
• In a bowl, mix the oats, flour, and remaining sugar.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle over pears.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.
• In a saucepan, melt caramels with milk, over low heat.
• Stir until smooth.
• Add pecans.
• Drizzle over pie.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
• Cool pie on a wire rack.

CRUSTLESS PEAR PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the pears, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; toss to coat. Transfer to a 9-in. pie plate coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with almonds., In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. sprinkle over the top. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

CRUSTLESS PEAR PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the pears, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg; toss to coat. Transfer to a 9-inch pie plated coated with cooking spray, sprinkle with almonds.
• In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over top.
• Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes or unitl golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack. Store in refrigerator.

GINGER PEAR PIE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 425.
• combine first 6 ingredients in a saucepan stir in pear slices.
• bring to a boil on medium heat and boil for 1 minute.
• add butter and pour into pie shell.
• for topping combine flour, brown sugar, and ginger in a bowl.
• cut in butter until mixture becomes crumbly.
• stir in pecans and sprinkle over pears.
• bake for 20-25 minutes until topping is golden brown.

PLEASING PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Preheat one to 425 degrees.
• Sprinkle pears with lemon juice.
• Toss lightly with mixture of remaining ingredients.
• Heap into pastry lined 9 inch pie plate.
• Dot with 2 Tbsp butter, and cover with top crust.
• Crimp edges of crust, and cut slits in top to vent.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, covering crust edges with foil after the first 15 minutes.
• Serve warm with whipped topping or softened vanilla ice cream.