Fall Pear Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 8 cups pears, thinly sliced and peeled
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup quick-cooking tapioca
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream (optional)
directions
- In a large bowl, combine pears, sugar, tapioca and nutmeg. Line a pie plate with bottom crust; add pear mixture. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; cut large slits in top. Place over filling; seal and flute edges. Brush with egg. Bake at 375 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until the pears are tender. Remove to a wire rack. Pour cream through slits if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
RecipeNut
Smithfield, Rhode Island