Crumbleberry Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (9 inch) pastry for single-crust pie
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup finely ground almonds
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 large pear, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/3 cup cold butter
• 1 cup fresh blueberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries

Recipe

• 1 line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry; set aside.
• 2 in a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in almonds and flour.
• 3 spread into pastry shell. arrange pear slices over filling. bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 4 for topping, in a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and extract; cut in butter until crumbly.
• 5 sprinkle blueberries over pears; sprinkle with crumb topping.
• 6 bake 25-30 minutes longer or until golden brown.
• 7 serve warm.
• 8 refrigerate leftovers.