Fresh Pear Pie

Pear pie is a refreshingly tasty dessert! Freshly sliced pears are tossed with a lemon-cinnamon sugar mixture and baked in a double-crust pie shell.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 360 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (14.1 ounce) package double-crust pie pastry, thawed
• 5 cups peeled and sliced pears

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack. Line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate with one pie crust. Set second crust aside.

Step 2

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, lemon zest, and salt in a mixing bowl.

Step 3

Arrange pear slices in layers in prepared crust, sprinkling sugar mixture over each layer. Dot with butter and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Step 4

Moisten the rim of bottom crust with some water, then cover filling with remaining pie crust and flute the edges to seal; trim off excess pastry and cut several slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes longer. Allow to cool several hours before serving.