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Pear Sour Cream Pie
Prep
25 mins
Cook
45 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Hard
This pear sour cream pie is my go to dessert when I want something that tastes fancy but doesn't demand hours in the kitchen. With just 25 minutes of prep and 45 minutes of baking, you'll have a stunning pie ready to serve. The sour cream creates this wonderfully creamy filling that perfectly complements the sweet, juicy pears, and I love that pears are packed with fiber which supports digestion. The best part? This recipe uses basic pantry staples you probably already have on hand, so it's budget friendly and impossible to mess up. Every time I make it, friends ask for the recipe.
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Ingredients
- 11 (9 inch) pie crust pastry
- ½ cup white sugar½ cup white sugar
- 11 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 11 egg, beaten
- 11 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon salt
- 44 large pears - peeled, cored and sliced
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out the pastry and transfer it to a 9-inch pie plate. Trim any extra dough and crimp the edge.
- 2
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, sour cream, 1/4 cup flour, egg, vanilla, and salt in a bowl until blended. Fold in the pears. Pour the mixture into the pie plate and bake the pie for 15 minutes.
- 3
While the pie is baking, prepare the topping: mix the 2/3 cup flour, 1/3 cup sugar, melted butter, and rolled oats together in a bowl.
- 4
Remove the pie from the oven and sprinkle with the crumble topping. Return the pie to the oven and bake until the filling is set and the crust is brown, about 20 minutes more. Allow to cool and set before serving.
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