Pleasing Pear Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh bartlett pears or 4 cups anjou pears, peeled and cored,thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie (top and bottom crust.)

Recipe

• 1 preheat one to 425 degrees.
• 2 sprinkle pears with lemon juice.
• 3 toss lightly with mixture of remaining ingredients.
• 4 heap into pastry lined 9 inch pie plate.
• 5 dot with 2 tbsp butter, and cover with top crust.
• 6 crimp edges of crust, and cut slits in top to vent.
• 7 bake for 45 to 50 minutes, covering crust edges with foil after the first 15 minutes.
• 8 serve warm with whipped topping or softened vanilla ice cream.