Simple Pear Pie Recipe From Canned Pears Recipes

CANNED PEAR STREUSEL PIE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, sugar, light brown sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, and pecans. Set aside.
• Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Drain the sliced pears and reserve the liquid for another purpose.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the sliced pears, all-purpose flour and sugar, tossing until fruit is coated.
• Turn into the crust, spreading out evenly.
• Scatter the streusel topping evenly over fruit.
• Place the filled pie on a baking sheet to catch any drips. Bake about 40 minutes or until juices are bubbling.
• Remove from oven and cool slightly to serve warm or cool completely to serve at room temperature. A scoop of vanilla ice cream or dollop of whipped cream to accompany this dessert never hurts.

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.

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.