Best 4 Pear And Pumpkin Pie Recipes

PEAR AND PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Make poached pears:
• In a 3-quart saucepan combine all poached pear ingredients except pears and boil, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Peel pears and simmer in wine mixture, covered, turning occasionally, until firm-tender, about 20 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand, covered, turning pears occasionally for even color, about 30 minutes. Discard poaching mixture and halve pears lengthwise. Remove stems and with a melon-baller cutter or small knife remove core. Cut pears lengthwise into 3/4-inch-thick slices.
• Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a 9-inch (1-quart capacity) pie plate and trim edge, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang. Cut edge of dough with scissors every 1/2 inch to form curved points and brush edge lightly with egg wash. Chill shell 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Make filling:
• In a large bowl whisk together filling ingredients until combined well.
• Pour filling into shell and bake in middle of oven 35 minutes. Remove pie from oven and arrange pears decoratively on top of filling. Bake pie 15 to 20 minutes more, or until custard is set and pears are tender. Cool pie on a rack and brush pears with jam. Chill pie, covered loosely, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days. Serve pie at room temperature with crème anglaise.

HOMEMADE PEAR PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice. In a small bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon; add to pear mixture and toss to coat., On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough into an 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust even with rim. Add filling; dot with butter., Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 45-50 minutes. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 20 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack.

PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Arrange pear slices in pie shell in an attractive pattern.
• Beat the sugar, flour, melted butter, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, ginger and Cointreau with a mixer until smooth and well blended Pour mixture over the pears in the pie shell.
• Bake at 350F for 40 to 45 minutes, or until light brown and top springs back when pressed.

PUMPKIN-PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté the pear and onion in butter over medium heat.
• Stir constantly until the onions are translucent.
• You also want the pears tender.
• Blend pear mixture and pumpkin in a food processor until smooth.
• Transfer to a large saucepan where you will add the broth, water, wine, cinnamon, salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce to simmer for 20 minutes uncovered.
• Remove cinnamon stick and stir in the cream.
• Heat thoroughly, but do not boil.
• You may garnish with a dab of sour cream topped with thin strips of green onion.