Pear, Walnut, and Maple Syrup Pie

Name: Pear, Walnut, and Maple Syrup Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters packed brown sugar; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 large egg; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, divided; 79 milliliters ice water; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 59 milliliters maple syrup; 3 Tbsps chilled stick margarine or butter; 1 kilograms large Comice pears (about , peeled, cored, and cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps vegetable shortening; 79 milliliters chopped walnuts, toasted; 2 teaspoons water

Pear, Walnut, and Maple Syrup Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 325 calories, 4g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. A mixture of brown sugar, maple syrup, ice water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

To prepare pastry, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine 1/3 cup flour and ice water, stirring with a whisk until well-blended.

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Water

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Combine 1 2/3 cups flour and salt in a bowl; cut in margarine and shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Shortening

Margarine

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Add ice water mixture; toss with a fork until moist. Divide dough in half. Gently press each half of dough into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap.

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Water

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll one half of dough, still covered, into an 12-inch circle; freeze 10 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

Roll other half of dough, still covered, into an 11-inch circle; freeze 10 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

To prepare filling, combine brown sugar, walnuts, and cornstarch in a large bowl.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Starch

Walnuts

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Bowl

Combine lemon juice and pears in a medium bowl, and stir in syrup and vanilla. Stir pear mixture into sugar mixture.

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Lemon Juice

Vanilla

Pear

Sugar

Syrup

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Bowl

Remove 1 sheet of plastic wrap from the 12-inch circle, and fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray, allowing dough to extend over edge of plate.

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Cooking Spray

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Remove top sheet of plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Combine 2 teaspoons water and egg in a small bowl, and stir well with a whisk. Spoon pear mixture into prepared crust, and brush edges of piecrust lightly with egg mixture.

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Pie Crust

Crust

Water

Pear

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Remove 1 sheet of plastic wrap from the 11-inch circle, and place on top of pear mixture.

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Pear

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Press edges of dough together; fold edges under, and flute.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Brush top and edges of pie with egg mixture.

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Egg

Place pie on a baking sheet; cut 5 (1-inch) slits into top of pastry using a sharp knife.

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Baking Sheet

Knife

Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 (do not remove pie from oven); bake an additional 45 minutes or until browned. Cool on a wire rack 30 minutes.

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Wire Rack