Pear-Custard Pie

Name: Pear-Custard Pie
Ingredients: 1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell; juice of 1/2 lemon; 1 c. sugar; 3 eggs; 1/8 tsp. salt; whipped cream (optional); 4 medium pears; 1/4 c. butter or margarine; 1/4 c. flour; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1/8 tsp. mace

11 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1/8 tsp. salt
whipped cream (optional)
4 medium pears
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. mace

Directions

1

Peel, halve and core pears; brush with lemon juice.
2

Place pears, cut side down, in pastry shell, with narrow end toward center.
3

Cream butter and sugar.
4

Beat in flour, eggs, vanilla and salt.
5

Pour over pears.
6

Sprinkle lightly with mace.
7

Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until filling is set and top is lightly browned.
8

Cool on cake rack for 1 hour or longer, before cutting. Top with whipped cream, if desired.
9

Best if served same day.