Saturday, October 11, 2008

Apple-Pear Crumb Pie

1 pkg (11 oz) pie crust mix
1 2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
3 ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
2 ½ lbs. Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into ¼ inch thick slices
2 ½ lbs. Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, cut into ½ inch thick slices
¾ cup sweetened dried cranberries
10 Tbl. butter, melted
1 Tbl. confectioners’ sugar, optional

Instructions:



Place jellyroll pan on rack in center of oven.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare dough according to crust package directions for 2 crust pie. Shape into 1 disk.
On lightly floured surface, roll out dough into 14 inch circle.
Fit into 9” deep-dish pie pan.
Flute edge; refrigerate.
In bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, ½ cup flour and 1 ¼ tsp. cinnamon.
Add apples, pears and cranberries; toss to combine.
Transfer to crust.
Combine remaining flour, sugar and cinnamon.
Stir in butter until mixture comes together.
With hands, squeeze mixture to form crumbs.
Place crumbs over filling.
Bake on hot pan 2 hours or until golden and filling is bubbly.
Cool.
If desired, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar before serving.

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