Almond-Topped Pear Pie Recipe - Cooking Index

Almond-Topped Pear Pie

Cuisine: German
Type: Fruit
Courses: Pies
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

3 teaspoons  Cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon  Salt
2 teaspoons  Butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon  Lemon rind - grated
4   Pears; medium - *
1 cup  Flour - unbleached
1/4 teaspoon  Ginger - ground
1/2 cup  Almonds - coarsely chopped
1/4 teaspoon  Ginger - ground
1/2 cup  Corn syrup - dark karo
1 teaspoon  Lemon juice
1   Pie shell - unbaked 9-inch
  
1/2 cup  Brown sugar - firmly packed
1/2 cup  Butter or margarine

Recipe Instructions

* The pears should be pared and thinly sliced. There should be about 4.

Combine the cornstarch, ginger and salt in a large bowl. Add the corn syrup, melted butter, lemon juice and lemon rind, stirring until smooth. Add the pears and toss until well coated with the corn syrup mixture. Arrange the mixture into the unbaked pie shell.

Prepare the Almond Topping and sprinkle over the pears.

Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350F and bake an additional 30 minutes or until the topping and crust are golden brown.

Cool on a wire rack.

ALMOND TOPPING: Combine the flour, brown sugar, and ginger in a bowl. Cut in the butter, using a pastry blender, until crumbly. Stir in the almonds.

Source:
Treasury of Christmas Recipes (1991)

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