Pear-Cranberry Deep-Dish Pie

When the autumn crop of fresh pears arrives at your market, it's the perfect time to bake this lovely cranberry-studded, single-crust pie. Pears are prime for baking when just barely soft to the touch on their stem ends.

Pear-Cranberry Deep-Dish Pie
Photo: Andy Lyons
Prep Time:
40 mins
Cool Time:
30 mins
Bake Time:
55 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
10

Ingredients

  • cup granulated sugar

  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

  • 6 medium pears, cored and sliced (2 to 2-1/2 pounds total)

  • 1 cup fresh or thawed frozen cranberries

  • Pastry

  • 1 tablespoon fat-free milk

  • Demerara or raw sugar (optional)

Pastry

  • ¾ cup cake flour

  • ¼ cup whole wheat flour

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ cup butter, chilled

  • 3 tablespoon cold water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a very large bowl combine sugar, flour, nutmeg, and ginger. Add pear slices and cranberries; toss gently to coat. Transfer to an ungreased 2-quart round baking dish or casserole.

  2. On a lightly floured surface, flatten Pastry dough. Using a rolling pin, roll dough from center to edge into a circle that is about 1 inch wider than the top of the baking dish or casserole. Using cookie cutters, cut a few small shapes from center of the pastry. Set shapes aside. Transfer the dough circle to the top of the fruit mixture. Trim edge as needed to fit the baking dish or casserole; if desired, crimp edge. Brush top of pastry and dough cutouts with milk. Place dough cutouts on the pastry, leaving openings for air to vent.

  3. Place baking dish or casserole on a foil-lined baking sheet. If desired, sprinkle with demerara sugar. Bake, uncovered, for 55 to 60 minutes or until pear mixture is bubbly. Cool pie about 30 minutes on a wire rack and serve warm. (Or cool completely before serving.)

Pastry

  1. In a medium bowl stir together cake flour, whole wheat flour, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in chilled butter until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cold water over part of the flour mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening flour mixture, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all of the flour mixture is moistened (3 to 4 tablespoons cold water total). Shape dough into a ball.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

169 Calories
4g Fat
34g Carbs
2g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 10
Calories 169
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 96mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 34g 12%
Total Sugars 16g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 6%
Calcium 10.1mg 1%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Potassium 147mg 3%
Folate, total 28.2mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.5mcg
Vitamin B-6 0.3mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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