Cranberry-Pear Pie


Submitted By: Helen Costa

Ingredients

  • Pastry for 9-inch lattice-top pie
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Dash salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
  • 3 cups fresh peeled, sliced pears
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • Instructions


    Prepare pastry. Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Blend with lemon juice and cranberry sauce. Lightly stir in pear slices. Turn into pastry-lined pie pan. Dot with butter and adjust lattice top. Seal and flute edges. Sprinkle top lightly with sugar. To prevent over-browning, cover edge of pastry with a strip of foil, removing a few minutes before pie is done. Bake at 400ยบ for 35 to 40 minutes.