Apple Buttery Pear Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• cayenne, a pinch
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 cups peeled cored, and thinly sliced granny smith apples
• 2 cups peeled cored, and thinly sliced bartlett pears
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 (14 1/8 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons milk
• decorator sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 in a big bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cinnamon, cloves, and cayenne pepper.
• 4 whisk in apple butter and lemon juice until smooth.
• 5 stir in apples, pears, and butter.
• 6 spoon mixture onto prepared baking sheet in an even layer.
• 7 cover with foil, and bake for 25 minutes or until apples and pears are tender.
• 8 uncover and continue to bake for 10 minutes longer or until juices are slightly thickened, stirring twice.
• 9 on a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 pie crust into a 12-inch circle.
• 10 fit crust into a 9-inch deep dish pie plate.
• 11 trim excess pastry 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate.
• 12 spoon apple mixture into prepared crust.
• 13 roll remaining pie crust into a 12-inch circle, and place over apple mixture; press crusts together around rim.
• 14 fold under dough hanging over edge, pinch dough between thumb and forefinger to achieve a wavy edge.
• 15 in a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk and milk; brush top of crust with egg mixture.
• 16 sprinkle with sparkling sugar, if desired.
• 17 cut slits in top crust for steam to escape.
• 18 bake for 30 minutes or until pie is golden and juices are thickened and bubbly.