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Bartlett Pear Almond Croustade

Source
Handwritten recipe card
Serves
4
Cook
20-25 min

Ingredients

  • Pastry for single pie crust
  • 4 ripe but firm Bartlett pears, peeled, cored & sliced
  • 1/4 cup apricot preserves
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 3/4 tsp. almond extract
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Topping:

  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 Tbsp. sliced almonds

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Lay pastry flat on a large parchment-lined baking sheet and set aside.
  3. Place pears in a medium bowl and add preserves, brown sugar, cornstarch, extract, and cinnamon; toss well to coat pears with mixture.
  4. Mound pears in the center of the pastry & gather up the edges to form a 2" rim of pastry around the outside.
  5. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, butter & brown sugar until crumbly; sprinkle over the opening of the pastry. Top with almonds.
  6. Bake for 20-25 min or until lightly browned. Let cool for at least 30 min to firm up the filling before cutting.

Makes 4 servings.

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