PEAR-GINGER PIE

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You can thank Kathy Knapp for bringing pie back to Pie Town, New Mexico. She and her mother found the nearly deserted town during a road trip in 1995. A "for sale" sign on an old trading post read, "There used to be pie. Ain't no more." They bought the place and opened Pie-O-Neer.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon fine salt
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon lard
1 large egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
5 or 6 firm ripe pears (such as Bosc), peeled and sliced (about 5 cups)
Grated zest of 1 lemon, plus 1 tablespoonfresh lemon juice
1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons orange marmalade
For the topping:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Steps:

  • Make the crust: Sift the flour, baking powder and fine salt into a large bowl. Cut in the butter and lard with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture looks like coarse meal with pea-size bits of butter. Beat the egg yolk, vinegar and 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water in a liquid measuring cup with a fork. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and gently stir with a fork until just moistened. Gently gather into a ball, then shape into a disk on a lightly floured surface. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the overhanging dough under itself and crimp the edge with your fingers; set aside.
  • Make the filling: Gently toss the pears with the lemon zest, lemon juice, ginger and flour in a bowl. Spread the marmalade on the bottom of the pie crust. Add the pear mixture, keeping the pears as flat as possible.
  • Make the topping: Combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon and kosher salt in a medium bowl. Using a pastry blender or your fingers, work the butter into the flour mixture until fine crumbs form. Scatter the topping over the filling and gently pat down.
  • Bake the pie 20 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until the topping is lightly browned and the filling is bubbling, about 40 more minutes (cover with foil if the topping is browning too quickly). Transfer to a rack and let cool completely.

Tinarwo Simon
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I've made this pie several times and it's always a hit. The pears and ginger are a great combination, and the crust is always flaky and delicious.


Rojan Pote
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This pie was easy to make and turned out great! The pears and ginger were a perfect combination, and the crust was flaky and delicious.


Tori Gray
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I loved this pie! The crust was flaky and the filling was perfectly sweet and tart. I will definitely be making this again.


Patrick Okumu
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This pie was a bit bland. I think it could have used more spices in the filling.


Shojib Mahmud
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I followed the recipe exactly, but my pie turned out dry. I'm not sure what I did wrong.


Matovu Henry
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This pie was delicious! The crust was flaky and the filling was perfectly spiced. I will definitely be making this again.


Samuel Rainer
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I've made this pie several times and it's always a hit. The pears and ginger are a great combination, and the crust is always flaky and delicious.


Claire Hartfield
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This pie was easy to make and turned out great! The pears and ginger were a perfect combination, and the crust was flaky and delicious.


Ghorzang Hamraz
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I loved this pie! The crust was flaky and the filling was perfectly sweet and tart. I will definitely be making this again.


Kiin Suun
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This pie was a bit bland. I think it could have used more spices in the filling.


mia vujovic
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I followed the recipe exactly, but my pie turned out dry. I'm not sure what I did wrong.


Manik Islam
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This pie was delicious! The crust was flaky and the filling was perfectly spiced. I will definitely be making this again.


Ahmed A A Ibrahim
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This pie was a bit too sweet for my taste, but my friends loved it. I think next time I'll use less sugar in the filling.


Magail Hayden
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I've made this pie several times, and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The pears and ginger complement each other perfectly, and the crust is always flaky and delicious.


Optio Options
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This pie is so easy to make, and it always turns out perfectly. I love that I can use fresh or frozen pears, depending on what I have on hand.


Ahmed elhossini
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I made this pie for my husband's birthday, and he loved it! He said it was the best pear pie he's ever had. The crust was perfectly golden brown, and the filling was gooey and delicious.


Cordelah Duran
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This pear-ginger pie was a hit at our family gathering! The combination of sweet pears and spicy ginger was perfect, and the crust was flaky and delicious. I'll definitely be making this again.