Pear tart with crumble topping
This is our family's recipe for fresh pear pie topped with a brown sugar crumble. Serve it cool or warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Using freshly-grated nutmeg will make a difference.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 6 large pears, peeled and sliced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 135g caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 115g butter
- 70g soft brown sugar
- 125g plain flour
- 1 (23cm) unbaked pastry case
Method
Prep:45min ›
Cook:45min ›
Ready in:1hr30min
- Preheat oven to 230 C / Gas 8.
- Sprinkle pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix caster sugar and nutmeg in a separate small bowl; sprinkle over pears and mix thoroughly.
- Rub butter, brown sugar and flour together in a bowl until mixture resembles crumbs. Spoon pear mixture into pastry case; sprinkle crumble mixture on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 180 C / Gas 4; bake until filling is bubbling and crumble topping is lightly browned, about 35 more minutes.
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Reviews & ratings
Average global rating:
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Reviews in English (7)
Far too much butter in the crumble mix making it impossible to make breadcrumb texture without adding more flour (and sugar) which I had to do. It is a very sweet pudding so I would make with less sugar next time in the pear filling. - 14 Sep 2017
This pear pie is extremely good - simple to make and so pretty ! - 02 May 2013 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This was the absolute best recipe!! I followed the recipe exactly, did not change a thing, and it came out wonderful! The crumb crust was delicious. This is a pie that I will make again! A definite keeper! - 09 Oct 2013 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)