Black Grapes and Pear Pie
Courtesy of California Table Grape Commission
Take your traditional pies to the next level. Black grapes, pears and scrumptious pastry come together for a striking dessert.
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp grated orange peel
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- 4 cups black seedless grapes
- 3 cups cored, pared and sliced fresh pears (about 3 medium pears)
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry
- 1 tbsp butter
Directions
- Preheat oven to 220°C.
- Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, orange peel and cloves, mix well.
- Add in the orange juice, grapes and pears. Toss to combine.
- Line a 23cm oven safe pie dish with one sheet of defrosted pastry.
- Spoon in the fruit mixture and dot with butter.
- Cut the remaining pastry into 2cm strips..
- Arrange strips in lattice pattern over the fruit filling.
- Fold the ends of the lattice strips under edge of the bottom crust. Seal and flute the edges.
- Bake for 10 mins. Then reduce heat to 190°C and bake for a further 35 to 40 mins until the pastry is golden and the filling begins to bubble. Alternatively, if your pie dish is microwave safe, you can cook the pie in a 700-800watt microwave on high for 10 to 12 mins before transferring to a conventional oven at 220°C for a further 10 mins or until pastry is golden brown.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
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