Ginger-pear Cobbler

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 12 large firm bosc pears, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, toss pears with brown sugar and flour.
• 2 melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; add in pear mixture; cook and stir often for 10 minutes or until tender.
• 3 remove skillet from heat; stir in pecans, ginger, and lemon rind.
• 4 transfer mixture to a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish.
• 5 roll piecrusts to press out fold lines; cut into 1/2-inch strips; arrange strips in a lattice design over filling.
• 6 reroll remaining strips and scraps; cut leaf shapes from piecrusts using a small 1-inch leaf shaped cookie cutter.
• 7 score designs in leaves using a paring knife, if desired.
• 8 arrange leaves around inner edge of baking dish, forming a decorative border over ends of lattice.
• 9 in a small bowl, whisk egg and water together; brush over pie crust.
• 10 bake in a 425° oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.