Ingredients
7
medium pears, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch slices (about 5 cups)
1 1/4
cups sugar
1
teaspoon grated lemon peel
3
tablespoons lemon juice
1
frozen pie crust (9 inch)
1/2
cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4
teaspoon ground mace
1/3
cup cold butter or margarine
Preparation
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, gently toss pears, 3/4 cup of the sugar, the lemon peel and lemon juice. Spoon into frozen pie crust.
In medium bowl, mix flour, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, the nutmeg, cinnamon and mace. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse meal. Sprinkle evenly over pears. Place pie on cookie sheet.
Bake 1 hour or until pears are tender and topping is lightly browned. Cool on cooling rack about 2 hours.
