Pear-Cherry Pie with Cheddar Crust

Name: Pear-Cherry Pie with Cheddar Crust
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms Bartlett pears, peeled and sliced; 79 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 237 milliliters cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 237 milliliters dried cherries; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary; 3 Tbsps granulated sugar, divided; 3 Tbsps cold heavy cream; 4 Tbsps ice-cold water; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 237 milliliters finely grated sharp Cheddar cheese; 0 teaspoons table salt; 0 teaspoons table salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pear-Cherry Pie with Cheddar Crust is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. One serving contains 665 calories, 10g of protein, and 31g of fat. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours. If you have lemon juice, table salt, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Pulse first 2 ingredients and 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar in a food processor 3 or 4 times or until combined.

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Food Processor

Add cheese and butter; pulse 10 to 12 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

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Drizzle cream and water over mixture; pulse 4 or 5 times or just until moist clumps form. Divide dough in half, and flatten into disks. Wrap disks in plastic wrap, and chill 30 minutes.

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Water

Wrap

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Meanwhile, stir together pears, next 7 ingredients, and remaining 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar in a large bowl.

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Pear

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Preheat oven to 40

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Roll 1 dough disk into a 12 1/2-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Fit piecrust into a 10-inch pie plate; fold edges under, and crimp. Spoon pear mixture into crust.

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Roll

Roll remaining dough disk to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface, and cut into 6 (2 1/2-inch) strips. Arrange strips in a lattice design over filling; press ends of strips into crust, sealing to bottom crust, and crimp. (Reroll scraps if you do not have enough strips to cover pie.)

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Whisk together egg and 2 Tbsp. water.

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