Apple Pear Crunch Pie

2 x 8" pie or 1 Deep Dish 9"
Ingredients: 
  • 2 c. cored sliced D’Anjou pears (about 3)
  • 3 c. cored sliced apples (about 4)
  • 2 T lemon juice (and/or 1T orange juice)
  • 2/3 c. sugar
  • 2 T cornstarch
  • 1⁄2 t. cinnamon
  • 2 x 8” unbaked pie shell
  • 1 T butter
  • Streusel topping
    • 1 c. quick rolled oats
    • 2/3 c. flour
    • 1/3 c. melted butter
    • 1 ½ T. sugar
    • 1/2 c. chopped pecans
Directions: 
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Squeeze lemon.
  • Core, peel, and slice apples and pears into thin pieces.
  • Combine pears, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Set aside until it juices.
  • Meanwhile, make the streusel topping.
    • Chop pecans.
    • Melt butter.
    • Stir together in a small bowl all streusel ingredients until well combined.
  • Dump filling equally in pie shells, dot with butter.
  • Sprinkle streusel on top.
  • Bake about 30-45 minutes, until you either see the filling bubbling or see the streusel starting to brown lightly.
  • Superb served warm
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