French Pear Pie

Name: French Pear Pie
Ingredients: 6 large pears, peeled and sliced; 1 lemon, juiced; 2/3 cup white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg; 1 (9 inch) unbaked single pie crust; 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 cup all-purpose flour

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

6 large pears, peeled and sliced
1 lemon, juiced
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1 (9 inch) unbaked single pie crust
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2

Sprinkle pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix white sugar and nutmeg in a separate small bowl; sprinkle over pears and mix thoroughly.
3

Fit pie crust into the bottom of a 9-inch pie dish. Cut butter, brown sugar, and flour together in a bowl using a pastry cutter until mixture resembles crumbs. Spoon pear mixture into pie shell and sprinkle top with brown sugar mixture.
4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until filling is bubbling and crumble topping is lightly browned, about 35 more minutes.