Amy Vanderbilt's Summer Pear Pie Recipe

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Amy Vanderbilt's Summer  Pear Pie
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 6 cups sliced pared ripe pears
  • 1 tbsp butter

Directions:

  1. Prepare your favorite pastry. Roll out half of it and line a 9 inch plate. Heat oven to hot [425F].
  2. Combine the first ingredients to salt [sugar to salt] Mix.
  3. Sprinkle over pears in bowl. toss lightly to coat.
  4. Pour pear mix into pie pan. Sprinkle with lemon juice and then peel. Add dabs of butter.
  5. Roll out remaining half of pastry. Gash with decorative slits. Place over pie. Trim and seal. Flute or crimp edges.
  6. Bake at 40 to 45 minutes or until pastry on top is golden and done. Serve slightly warm [vanilla ice cream anyone or as Amy recommends a very good cheese?]
  7. Makes six servings.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 148.09 Kcal (620 kJ)
Calories from fat 26.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.95g 5%
Cholesterol 5.09mg 2%
Sodium 157.83mg 7%
Potassium 26.67mg 1%
Total Carbs 30.8g 10%
Sugars 25.69g 103%
Dietary Fiber 0.74g 3%
Protein 0.65g 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 25.7mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 384.74 Kcal (1611 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.66g 5%
Cholesterol 13.22mg 2%
Sodium 410.05mg 7%
Potassium 69.28mg 1%
Total Carbs 80.03g 10%
Sugars 66.75g 103%
Dietary Fiber 1.93g 3%
Protein 1.69g 1%
Vitamin C 4mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1.1mg 2%
Calcium 66.8mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.1
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

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