RecipeFaire
Recipes for the Home Chef
Create A Free Account

 

RecipeFaire - Recipes for the Home Chef

Apple and Pear Pie Filling
 
Picture of Food            

1      Reviews
By:  
Apple and Pear Pie Filling Recipe uses baking apples and pears, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, sugar, lemon, butter, flour, egg and vanilla extract to create a very tasty filling for pies.


INGREDIENTS
1/2 lemon
5 baking apples (such as Golden Delicious, Cortlan
3 baking pears (such as Bosc or firm Bartlett)
2/3 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling on the pie
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
Generous pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg, beaten


DIRECTIONS
1: Finely grate the lemon zest and set aside. Peel, core and then slice both the apple and pear into 1/2-inch slices. Squeeze the lemon juice over the fruit, then toss fruit with the sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt and nutmeg.
 
2: Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fruit and cook, stirring until the sugar dissolves and juices simmer, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, until the fruit softens and the juices evaporate, about 10 minutes.
 
3: Evenly mix the flour into the fruit; then cook about a minute more to thicken the juices into a light syrup. Stir in the vanilla and lemon zest; and remove from the heat. (The filling should resemble a tight compote.) Cool completely. Place the filling in your pie shell and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
 
4: Meanwhile, place a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat to 425F. Brush pie with egg and place cut dough designs on top if desired.
Print Preview Rate This Recipe
Your comments regarding RecipeFaire.com are very important to us. Please give us any comments you have concerning any aspect of our site. Your comments and recommendations are appreciated. Please Leave Us A Message