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PEAR PIE

Yields: 8 slices

Ingredients
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups pear -- peeled and sliced
• 2 pie crusts -- unbaked
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tea spoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Brown sugar


Directions
Mix first four ingredients. Toss with pears.

Place in prepared unbaked piecrust.

Top with 6 tablespoons brown sugar, the vanilla extract and the margarine.

Cover with second unbaked crust.

Brush milk and a little brown sugar on top of crust.

Bake 15 minutes in preheated 425-degree oven.

Reduce heat to 350 to 375 degrees for approximately 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is browned.


by Jennifer A. Wickes © 2005
Food Writer, Recipe Developer, Cookbook Reviews
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