Pear-Apple Pie

Recipe Ingredients

2		Light and flaky low-fat pie crust recipes - (see recipe)
3 cups	711ml	Peeled, cored, thin sliced tart apples
		Such as Granny Smith
3 cups	711ml	Peeled, cored, thin sliced Bosc pears
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Granulated sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Arrowroot powder or cornstarch
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out half the dough; place in 9-inch pie pan. Roll remaining dough into 11-inch circle and set aside.

Combine apples, pears, sugar, arrowroot, lemon juice, cinnamon, lemon rind and nutmeg in large bowl; toss well. Pile into prepared crust. Top with remaining circle of crust. Pinch edges to seal and trim excess. Pierce upper crust with fork.

Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees; bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, until done. Let pie cool before slicing.

Yield: 8 to 10 servings.

Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 11-02-1998 - By Mary Carroll

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