Crystallized ginger pairs well with thinly sliced unpeeled pears. The crisp and crunchy sweet crust results from brushing the top pastry with water or milk and then sprinkling it with sugar, which gives the perfect pie shop look!
Gingered Pear Pie
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Crust
Filling
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
- 6 cups thinly sliced pears (about 6 medium)
Topping
- 1 tablespoon water
- 4 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 425°F. Make pie crusts as directed on box for Two-Crust Pie using 9-inch glass pie pan.
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Step2In large bowl, mix 3/4 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in ginger to coat. Add pears; toss gently. Spoon into crust-lined pan. Top with second crust; seal edge and flute. Cut slits or shapes in several places in top crust. Brush crust with water; sprinkle with 4 teaspoons sugar.
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Step3Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until pears are tender and crust is golden brown. After 15 to 20 minutes of baking, cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning.
Nutrition
390
Calories
12g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
68g
Total Carbohydrate
31g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 260mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 125mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 68g
- 23%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 31g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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