French Pear Pie

A family's cherished recipe for fresh pear pie is topped with a brown sugar crumble. Serve it cool or warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Using freshly-grated nutmeg will make a difference.

• Preparation Time: 45 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 465 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked single pie crust
• 6 large pears, peeled and sliced
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon grated nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Sprinkle pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix white sugar and nutmeg in a separate small bowl; sprinkle over pears and mix thoroughly.

Step 3

Fit pie crust into the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Cut butter, brown sugar, and flour together in a bowl using a pastry cutter until mixture resembles crumbs. Spoon pear mixture into pie shell and sprinkle top with brown sugar mixture.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until filling is bubbling and crumble topping is lightly browned, about 35 more minutes.