Scrumptious Caramel Pear Pie Recipes

SCRUMPTIOUS CARAMEL PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Place the butter in freezer for 20 minutes.
• In a food processor add the flour, salt and sugar and pulse a couple times.
• Add the butter to the food processor and pulse a few times until the mixture resembles peas. Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time and continue pulsing. The dough should start to hold together.
• Remove dough from food processor and place it over your working surface. Form the dough into 2 discs, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour up to 2 days before using.
• Peel, core and slice the pears and toss with the lime juice.
• In a sauce pan, add the 1/2 cup of butter and melt over medium heat. Add the flour and mix until the mixture turns into a thick paste. Add water, white sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon and continue stirring. Let it simmer for a couple minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 F degrees.
• Take out the pastry discs from the fridge and roll out a disc so that it's 12 inches in diameter and place it and arrange in your pie dish. Brush the pie crust with egg white so that it doesn't get soggy.
• Add the pears to the pie dish and pour the caramel sauce over the pears, you don't have to pour it all if you think it's too much sauce. Roll out the other disc so that it's 12 inches in diameter as well and cut it into lattice strips. Arrange the lattice strips nicely over the pears and brush with remaining egg white.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let it cool before serving.

SCRUMPTIOUS PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Combine pears, sugar, flour, vanilla, and 1/2 stick melted butter.
• Pour in one pie shell.
• Cover with the other pie shell.
• Sprinkle with sugar and remaining 1/2 stick melted butter.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.

UPSIDE- DOWN CARAMEL PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Make the crust:.
• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry blender or two knives, blend in shortening until mixture resembles very coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with water and stir until dough forms a ball. Wrap ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• When chilled, cut dough in half. On a lightly floured cutting board or counter, roll each dough half out into an 11-inch circle. Let crusts sit until ready to assemble pie.
• Make the filling:.
• Line a 9-inch pie plate with a 14-inch circle of heavy-duty foil. Spread the 2 tablespoons butter over bottom of lined pie plate, using all the butter.
• Press pecan halves (outsides facing down) into butter in a decorative circular pattern around bottom of pie plate. Sprinkle nuts with brown sugar.
• Spray edges of foil-lined pie plate with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, using a wooden spoon, stir together sugar, flour, spices and salt; add pears and toss gently to coat; set aside.
• Assemble the pie:.
• Transfer one of the prepared pie crusts to the pie plate, placing it over pecans; press down evenly. Top with pear mixture and dot with butter.
• Cover pears with second pie crust, roll edges under and crimp as desired. Cut several slits in the crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 375° and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes, or until crust is nicely browned.
• Let pie cool 5 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate. To garnish, drizzle pie with caramel topping and serve warm, with whipped cream, if desired.

CARAMEL PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Add together in a large bowl, the pears and lemon juice; toss.
• In a different bowl, mix together 1/2 cup sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
• Add to pears; stir gently to mix well.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Pour mixture into the pastry shell.
• In a bowl, mix the oats, flour, and remaining sugar.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle over pears.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.
• In a saucepan, melt caramels with milk, over low heat.
• Stir until smooth.
• Add pecans.
• Drizzle over pie.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
• Cool pie on a wire rack.

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.