ALMOND TOPPED PEAR PIE RECIPE

This is quite a different pie to make but the flavour of the Almond Topped Pear Pie is excellent. I'm sure anyone who tries this recipe will want more of it. The Almond Topped Pear Pie can be served with lovely fresh whipped cream or vanilla icecream.

Almond Topped Pear Pie Ingredients

3 Tbs cornstarch
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
2 Tbs melted butter
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp lemon rind grated
1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell
4 pears medium

Topping:
1 cup unbleached flour
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup coarsely chopped almonds

Almond Topped Pear Pie Method

First thing to do is to remove the skin from the pears and slice them thinly. Combine the first 7 ingredients together and add the pears and stir around until the pears are well coated with the syrup mixture. Place the mixture into the unbaked pie shell. Next thing to do is make the almond topping. Now cut up the butter and mix flour, sugar and ginger all in a bowl. Blend until crumbly either with a pastry blender or the tips of your fingers and then stir in the almonds and add this mixture onto the top of the pie mixture in the pie shell. In a preheated moderate oven 350 degrees place the Almond Topped Pear Pie and cook for 30 minutes or until the shell is cooked and the top of the pie is golden. This pie is great served with cream or ice cream.

Enjoy your freshly made Almond Topped Pear Pie!