Canadian Pear Pie
8 servings
45 minutes
Canadian pear pie is a delicate and fragrant pastry that combines the sweetness of ripe pears with the softness of airy dough. This pie embodies the traditions of North American cuisine, where fruit and butter desserts are popular. Its light acidity from lemon juice complements the sweetness of pears and vanilla, creating a harmonious flavor. Sour cream in the dough adds extra softness and moisture to the pie, making each bite melt in your mouth. This pie is perfect for cozy family tea times or as an exquisite dessert for festive tables. In Canada, such pies are made during fruit harvest season when pears reach their peak ripeness, delighting with rich flavor and juiciness.
1
Melt and cool the butter.
- Butter: 250 g
2
Take 2 bowls: add half of the flour and baking soda to one, mix well. In the other bowl, add the second half of the flour and citric acid, mix well. Combine both portions together.
- Wheat flour: 4 glasss
- Citric acid: 0.5 teaspoon
- Soda: 0.5 teaspoon
3
Mix eggs, yolk, sugar, sour cream, butter, vanillin and whip.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Egg yolk: 1 piece
- Sugar: 1 glass
- Sour cream: 1 jar
- Butter: 250 g
- Vanillin: 1 teaspoon
4
Carefully add the flour and mix all the components.
- Wheat flour: 4 glasss
5
Cut the pears into wedges.
- Pears: 5 piece
6
Divide the prepared dough into two parts. Place one in the bottom of a greased baking dish. Arrange pear slices on the dough and sprinkle with sugar. Top with the second half of the dough.
- Wheat flour: 4 glasss
- Pears: 5 piece
- Sugar: 1 glass
7
Bake for about 20 minutes.