Name: Sugar and Spice Pear Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 5 large pears, peeled and sliced -; 3/4 cup sugar -; 1/4 cup orange juice -; 4-1/2 teaspoons quick-cooking tapioca -; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest -; 1 teaspoon lemon juice -; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot -; Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches) -; 1/2 cup chopped pecans -; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar -; 3 tablespoons butter -

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30 min.

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Ingredients for - Sugar and Spice Pear Pie

1. 5 large pears, peeled and sliced -

2. 3/4 cup sugar -

3. 1/4 cup orange juice -

4. 4-1/2 teaspoons quick-cooking tapioca -

5. 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest -

6. 1 teaspoon lemon juice -

7. 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg -

8. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

9. 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot -

10. Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches) -

11. 1/2 cup chopped pecans -

12. 1/4 cup packed brown sugar -

13. 3 tablespoons butter -

How to cook deliciously - Sugar and Spice Pear Pie

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine first nine ingredients. Let stand 15 minutes.

2. Stage

Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust; trim pastry even with edge. Sprinkle with pecans and brown sugar; fill with pear mixture. Dot with butter. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry.

3. Stage

Bake 40-45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.