Simple caramel sauce brings another dimension to an already delicious pear pie.
Years ago, we once had a pear tree in our yard that yielded a massive harvest one year. I didn't know what I could do with all of those pears. Someone recommended a pie, so I tried it and we loved it!
Unfortunately, I also remember that our local fly population loved the sticky pears that we couldn't reach in our tree. Our children had a swing set and slide combo that were off limits because of the sticky pear goo and flies that had taken over our backyard that fall. But those pears sure made great pies!
This year, I went to the store to buy pears to make my pie. They can easily be found during fall harvest season, and are the tastiest at that time.
With the addition of a caramel sauce and an oat crumb topping. I think you'll enjoy this pear pie too.
Ingredients:
1 bottom pie crust5 pears, peeled and sliced
½ cup butter
3 T. flour
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup water
½ t. cinnamon
1 t. salt
3 T. butter, melted
1/3 c. flour
1/3 c. oats
1/3 c. brown sugar
¼ t. cinnamon
Directions:
Place pears inside bottom of crust
Melt ½ cup butter in a saucepan and slowly mix the 3 tablespoons of flour in one T. at a time. Once the mixture is thickened, add in the the ½ c. sugar, ½ c. brown sugar, ½ t. cinnamon, water and salt. Melt the mixture and stir over the stove until its caramelized thickens into a sauce.
Mix melted butter, 1/3 cup flour, 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup brown sugar and ¼ t. cinnamon in a small bowl.
Place the crumble mixture over the pear & caramel sauce covering it completely.
Bake for 60 minutes at 375 degrees.
Do you have any memories from a bountiful tree?
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