Custard Pie

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"A light and fresh dessert for any meal, so very tasty!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 pears (Cornice or Bartlett)
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter
• 1⁄3 granulated sugar
• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• confectioners' sugar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Butter a 9-inch pie dish.
2. Peel, halve and core the pears; slice into 1/4-inch thickness lengthwise. Arrange slices, overlapping slightly in dish.
3. In a blender, process butter, sugar, flour, vanilla, egg, milk, salt until smooth.
4. Pour batter over pears; bake until golden and firm to touch, 40-45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with confectioners sugar.

Reviews

[MagPi]

Really, truly, delicious! I had to rewrite the recipe for everyone at our party. It was very easy to make and looked wonderful.

 

[So Cal Gal]

This is one terrific dessert!! The pear and vanilla is a great flavor match; the fresh fruit lightens things up; and the golden pattern of sliced pears on top of the finished pie is very pretty (they float to the top during baking)! I made sure the oven was at the right temperature--then put the butter and dry ingredients into the blender, and the wet ingredients into a measuring cup--and then prepared the pears. That way I could make the custard, pour it over the fruit, and get the pie into the oven quickly--so the pears didn't have time to turn brown. I really love that this pie is not at all heavy or filling; it's the perfect sweet at the end of a meal! This recipe is most definitely a keeper! Thanks so much for sharing it, Chef mariajane!! (Tagged, made, and reviewed for New Kids on the Block.)