Upside - Down Pear Pie
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 5, 2009 - 12:44am

Ingredients




3/4 cup sifted flour
1/4 cup finely ground walnuts
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons beaten egg
2 tablespoons butter
6 Bosc or Bartlett pears, almost ripe, peeled, halved
cored
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. sugar
12 walnut halves
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons brandy

Preparation

1 Mix flour, ground walnuts and sugar. Cut in the butter. Mix well with fingertips and add egg. Roll into a ball and refrigerate while pears are baking. 2 Butter 1 1/2 quart baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Add pear halves. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350 degrees until very brown and caramelized, about 25 to 30 minutes. 3 Butter an 8 inch pie plate with remaining butter. Dissolve any caramelized sugar in the pear baking dish with the wine and pour into pie plate. Add pears and walnut halves, pack well. 4 Roll out pastry and put over the pears. Roll edges of pastry backward to obtain a solid border when you unmold. Cut small openings in the crust with scissor tips to let steam escape. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Unmold onto a platter as soon as the pie comes out of the oven. Eat lukewarm, topped with whipped cream, seasoned with 2 tablespoons of sugar and the brandy.