Pears with Summer Fruit
The Pears with Summer Fruit Pie, a creation that clinched second place in the professional category at the 2024 National Pie Championships, boasts a harmonious blend of ripe pears, succulent summer berries, and a delicate hint of citrus zest. Baked by Andrew Hilton, this pie is encased in a perfectly flaky, golden-brown crust, this pie captures the essence of summer with each delightful bite.
Crust:
- 12.5 oz all purpose flour
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4.5 oz super cold water
Filling:
- 16 oz assorted pears, green Anjou, red Anjou and Bosc work very well
- 6 oz frozen sour cherries
- 4 oz assorted apples, Golden and Northern Spy are very nice
- 3 oz frozen blueberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp Instant Clear Jel
- 1/4 cup pear juice
- 1/4 cup apple juice
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Crust:
- Wisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Place diced cold butter on top of the flour mixture and “cut in” with a pastry knife until the butter is in the size of peas.
- Sprinkle mixture with 4.5 oz. cold water.
- Gently fold the mixture until everything comes together, wrap with plastic wrap and let dough rest in the fridge for 8 hours or overnight.
- When ready and for a 9″ deep pie pan cut and weigh out 10 oz. of dough for each crust.
Filling:
- Peel and slice pears, peel and slice apples, place them in a large bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice, add frozen cherries and blueberries, add pear and apple juice.
- Add Instant Clear Jel to the sugar and lightly whisk together, pour over the fruit and gently fold together.
Assembly and Bake:
- Roll out dough, place dough in your pan.
- Place approximately 1/2 of the fruit in the pan and mix with the 2 tbsp of butter.
- Add the balance of the fruit and cover with the second crust.
- Crimp edges, brush pie with an egg wash if you like, sprinkle with sugar.
- Place pie in a fully heated to 400 degree oven on the bottom rack, turn heat to 350 degree right away and bake 45 minutes.
- Rotate the pie 180 degree to even browning and bake another 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pie, let cool and enjoy.
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