Today I was in the mood to bake. Since we have two medium/large sized pear trees in the yard we have an abundance of pears at this time of year. We peel them, cut them into small pieces and place them in zip lock freezer bags. I thought a pear pie would be a good way to use at least one bag up. This was my first time making pear pie. Here is the recipe I used.
Pear Pie
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
¼-½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
6 tbsp cold olive oil margarine
½ cup skim milk
2 tsp white vinegar
2 cups peeled sliced pears
1/3 cup sultana raisons
½ cup brown sugar
¼-½ cup all purpose flour
¼ tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground cloves
2 tbsp dark rum
In a bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the margarine. Add the milk and vinegar. Mix/knead dough until a soft ball forms. Divide ball into two pieces. Roll one half out for the bottom crust. Place in pie pan/plate. Roll out the other half. Save for the top of the pie.
Combine all filling ingredients in to order listed in a bowl. Mix well. Then add on top of bottom of pie crust (in pie pan.
Place the top half of the crust on top of the filling/ Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for about 40 minutes or until slightly golden.
Enjoy
The result, below is an image of the pie. It was super yummy. I had it warm out of the oven. It is not too sweet. The proportion of crust to filling is perfect. The crust is soft, and tender, and a little bit flakey. I don’t think you could find a better combination for pear pie!
