Cranberry-pear Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• pastry dough, for single crust pie 9 inches
• 4 cups raw cranberries
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup cranberry-apple juice
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 5 cups pears, peeled and sliced
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 8 tablespoons butter, cold
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 line 9 inch deep pie plate with pastry.
• 2 flute edges, set aside.
• 3 in large sauce pan, combine fresh berries, sugar and juice. bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce hear and simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes, or until thickened.
• 5 transfer to large bowl, stir in dried cranberries and tapioca; gently stir in pears. let stand for 15 minutes, pur into pastry shell.
• 6 for topping:.
• 7 in food processor, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. stir in pecans and sprinkle over filling.
• 8 bake at 400 degrees, for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees. bake to 35 to 40 minutes longer, or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
• 9 cool on wire rack.