5 fresh pears, cored and sliced
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
dash of salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
baked 9 inch pie shell
Praline topping(below)
Recipe
Coat pear slices with mixture of lemon peel, sugar, flour, salt and ground ginger. Sprinkle 1/4 of the praline mixture in pastry lined pie plate. Add pear mixture. Sprinkle top with remaining praline mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Top with whipped cream or ice cream.
PRALINE TOPPING:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup pecans
1/4 cup cold butter, cut in small pieces
Mix first three ingredients together and cut in butter pieces to make coarse crumbs.