Free Form Pear Pie

Name: Free Form Pear Pie
Ingredients: 300 g plain flour; 125 g butter, chopped, chilled; 2 tbsp icing sugar; 1 large egg, plus 1 extra, for brushing; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 50 g ground almonds; -1 None Filling; 30 g butter; 3 None ripe pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced; 50 g demerara sugar, plus extra

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

300 g plain flour
125 g butter, chopped, chilled
2 tbsp icing sugar
1 large egg, plus 1 extra, for brushing
2 tbsp lemon juice
50 g ground almonds
-1 None Filling
30 g butter
3 None ripe pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
50 g demerara sugar, plus extra

Directions

1

In a food processor, combine flour, butter and icing sugar. Process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg and lemon juice, pulsing until mixture comes together.
2

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly. Flatten into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 20 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, to make filling, melt butter in a large frying pan on medium heat. Add pears, sugar and lemon juice. Cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes, until pears soften. Drain well.
4

Preheat oven to 200°C./ 180°C. fan. Gas mark 6. Place an oven tray in the oven.
5

Roll pastry out between two sheets of baking paper to a 30cm circle, 5mm thick. Sprinkle almond meal over pastry, leaving a 3cm border.
6

Pile pears onto almond meal. Fold edges over to partially enclose filling. Beat extra egg and brush over pears, then sprinkle with extra sugar.
7

Transfer pie, using baking paper, to hot baking tray. Reduce oven to 180°C./ 160°C. fan. Gas mark 4. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden. Serve with cream or ice-cream.