Pecan Pear Muffins - Jill Walker

3 c all-purpose flour

2 c sugar

2 t baking soda

1 t ground cinnamon

1/2 t salt

2 eggs

1 c canola oil

1 t vanilla

4 c chopped peeled ripe pears (about 6 medium)

1 c chopped pecans

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in pears and pecans.

Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Yield: 2 dozen

259 calories, 13 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 160 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein

Pear (or Apple) Puff Cake - Pear Farm

1/4 c butter
2 pears or apples, peeled & sliced
6 eggs
1 1/2 c milk
1 c flour
3 T sugar
1 t vanilla
1/2 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
3 T brown sugar

Melt butter in pan. Put fruit over melted butter. Mix all but brown sugar in blender. When butter is sizzling, pour batter over. Sprinkle brown sugar over and bake @ 450° for 20 minutes.

Pear Pie - Sunni West

Crust:
3 c all-purpose flour
1 t salt
2 T sugar
1/2 c vegetable shortening
8 T unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/4" cubes
1 egg
1/3 c milk


Filling:
6 c peeled and sliced pears
3/4 c sugar
1/2 c flour
2 t almond extract
additional butter
milk

Preheat oven to 400°.

For the crust, mix together the flour, salt and sugar. Cut in the butter and shortening until it resembles course crumbs (food processor works great!). Mix milk with egg. Lightly incorporate the milk and egg mixture with the flour until the dough holds its shape. Form the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Freeze for 1 hour. Roll into 2 circular portions of the dough.

For the filling, toss the pears with the flour and sugar. Add extract and mix thoroughly. Pour the filling in a 9" pie dish that has been lined with 1 portion of the dough and lightly washed with egg. Top the filling with generous dots of butter. Top with the second portion of dough and crimp edges. Wash the dough with egg (or milk) and sprinkle with sugar. Bake 20 minutes. Drop temperature to 325° and continue baking 35-40 minutes.

Super Easy Pear Butter - Sandy Sommerfeld

Hey Gals, several Sisters heard me talking about this easy recipe and asked for it.
Here it is to pass on to anyone and everyone. Have a nice day. *>} Sandy

Super Easy Pear Butter

40 to 50 pears (the riper the better)

1-1/2 cups sugar (I cut it to 2/3 cup)

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoons ground cloves


1. core pears (no need to peel) and puree in blender with sugar and spices

2. fill crock pot with puree

3. cook on high for about 12 hours until reduce to about half

4. cans or freezes well