Frozen Pear Pie Filling Recipes

CARAMELIZED PEAR PIE FILLING

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan combine diced pears, water and the juice of one lemon. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally for 8 minutes. Some of the pears will break down, but that's fine.
• In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk to combine. Pour over pears, and stir constantly until sauce thickens approximately 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes.

FROZEN PEAR PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Combine the ascorbic acid, sugar, salt and tapioca and sprinkle over each pear after being peeled. Add the lemon juice and mix well. Line four 8-inch pie pans with aluminum foil, freezer paper or film, extending lining 5 inches beyond rims of pans. Spoon 4 cups filling into each pan and freeze. Remove from freezer and wrap lining tightly over filling. Seal and remove from pie pans. Wrap with freezer paper and store in the freezer.

PEAR PIE - FROZEN FILLING

Steps:

• Mix sliced pears with all other ingredients, and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Line four pie pans with heavy-duty aluminum foil, extending the foil on all sides so that you will be able to seal the filling.
• Pour the pear mixture into the lined pans and fold the foil loosely over the filling.
• Freeze until solid. Fold the foil tightly to seal and remove the foil packet from the pan. Replace in freezer.
• Filling can be frozen for up to 6 months.
• When ready to bake, line pie pan with pastry, unwrap the filling and drop it into the unbaked pastry. Dot with butter. Top with a top crust.
• Seal edges and cut slits in top crust. (If you want to make it sparkle, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.)
• Bake at 425 degrees for one hour.

PEAR CRUMBLE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine sugar and flour; add the pears and toss gently to coat. Spoon into pastry shell. In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie. , Bake at 400° for 45-50 minutes or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Cool on a wire rack.

FREEZER APPLE PIE FILLING - OAMC

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice and set aside.
• Pour water into a Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Add to water, stir well, and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add apples and return to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are tender, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.
• Ladle into 4 freezer containers or gallon freezer bags, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Cool at room temperature no longer than 1 1/2 hours.
• Seal and freeze. Can be stored for up to 12 months.
• You can also make pies right away.

FREEZER PEACH PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Place sliced peaches in a bowl with sugar, cornstarch, tapioca, and nutmeg. Toss until evenly coated and sugar is mostly dissolved.
• Transfer peaches to a 9 inch foil-lined pie plate. Cover with another piece of foil and freeze immediately to prevent peaches from discoloring. Once frozen solid, remove peaches from pie plate, with foil, and transfer to a zipper locked plastic bag for later use. When ready to use, line a pie plate with prepared crust and place frozen peaches on top.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven on the bottom rack for 20 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for another 30 to 35 minutes, or until completely warmed through.

PEAR HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F In a medium sized bowl, combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Mix well Add diced pears to sugar mixture and mix gently until well coated. Roll pie crust out. Using a bowl as a pattern that is approximately 4 - 5 inches in diameter, cut out round circles for your hand pies. Reroll excess dough to create more crusts. Place crusts onto a lined baking sheet. Place a small amount of pears in the center of one cut pie crust - leaving approximately 1/2 inch space around sides. Dot pear mixture with a small amount of butter. Sprinkle with few drops of lemon juice. In a small bowl beat egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush egg around the edge of the circle. This will act as a glue. Fold circle in half enclosing the pear filling. Crimp edges with a fork to ensure a good seal. Brush egg mixture on top of each hand pie. Slice slits on top and dust with course sugar if desired. Place on a lined cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

FRESH PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place a baking sheet on the bottom oven rack.
• Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and lemon zest in mixing bowl. Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie pan.
• Arrange pear slices in layers in the pastry-lined pan, sprinkling the sugar mixture over each layer. Dot with butter and sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Roll out remaining dough for the top crust. Use your finger dipped in a small bowl of water to moisten the rim of the bottom crust. Place top crust over filling, and trim edge using kitchen shears or a sharp paring knife. Fold edge under bottom crust, pressing to seal. Flute edge. Cut slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the baking sheet for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes longer. Allow to cool several hours before serving.

FROZEN-FRUIT PIE FILLING

Steps:

• Thaw fruit in a microwave oven in the fruit storage bag on the defrost cycle in 3 minute cycles, until the fruit is softened.
• Or submerge the bag of frozen fruit in tepid water 10-30 minutes, changing the water as it gets too cold.
• Drain the liquid from the bag and toss the fruit with flour, sugar and salt.
• Transfer to a prepared pie shell. Top with a crust or a crumb topping.
• Bake at 375 F until fruit is bubbly and crust in lightly browned, 25-35 minutes.