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Pear Pie
Prep
15 mins
Cook
45 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Medium
This pear pie is one of my favorite desserts to make when I want something special without spending hours in the kitchen. Fresh Bartlett pears are naturally sweet and packed with fiber, so you're getting a little nutrition in every slice. The beauty of this recipe is its simplicity, requiring just basic pantry staples and taking under an hour from start to table. The creamy sour cream filling creates a delightful custard that perfectly complements the tender fruit, and honestly, it's so easy that even a beginner baker can pull it off. Trust me, your family will be asking for seconds.
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Ingredients
- 11 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
- 33 cups sliced bartlett pears
- 11 cup sour cream
- ½ cup white sugar½ cup white sugar
- 22 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 11 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon salt
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish.
- 2
Arrange pear slices in the pie crust. Stir sour cream, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, egg, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl; pour over pears.
- 3
Mix 1/2 cup flour, butter, 1/4 cup sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl until topping resembles coarse crumbs.
- 4
Bake pie in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Sprinkle topping onto pie and continue baking until topping is golden brown, about 10 more minutes.
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