french pear pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 6 large pears, peeled and sliced
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked single pie crust
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• sprinkle pears with lemon juice in a bowl. mix sugar and nutmeg in a separate small bowl; sprinkle over pears and mix thoroughly.
• 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.
• 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.