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Filling:
6 pears (peeled & sliced)
6 apples (peeled & sliced)
zest of 1 lemon
juice of ½ lemon
¾ cup Sugar
½ tsp ground cinnamon
3 tblsp all- purpose flour
3 tblsp butter
Crust:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cold butter (cut into pieces)
2 Egg yolks
8 – 10 tblsp Cold Water

Preparation

Prepare Crust:

In a bowl mix flour and sugar.

Cut in butter, pulling 2 table knives through in opposite directions, until crumbly.

Stir in egg yolks with fork. Sprinkle in water, 1 tblsp at a time, tossing until ball of pastry forms. Cut ball in half and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Prepare filling:

Combine all of the ingredients for the filling and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees:

On a lightly floured surface roll out pastry the dough to fit a 10-round pie dish.

Place pastry dough in pie dish and fill with the apple-pear mixture.

Roll out the second dough to fit the top of the pie. Press down the edges with a fork and place two sets for fork holes in the middle of the pie.

Place in oven for about 1 hour or until pie is golden.

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3/20/10

Theresa111 says:

I love pie and pear and apples sounds like a hearty combination.

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