There is nothing like the smell of apples and cinnamon wafting through your house on a cool morning as you bake your first fall pie. One of many to come I am sure. I had fully intended to make a regular apple pie, but didn’t have quit enough apples. When I stopped to pick up some more apples. these beautiful red pears caught my eye and I decided that apple and pear together sounded even better!

What I love about making pie in adition to the amazing taste and smells, is that they are really pretty easy! Once you find a dough that you like, you can make a bunch and keep it it your freezer for any time you feel the pie baking urge. Next, all you need is some fruit and a little sweetener. Pile it into a baking dish and throw it in the oven, and you will most likely end up with something delicious!

Go, sit upon the lofty hill,

and turn your eyes around,

Where waving woods and waters wild,

Do hymn an autumn sound.

The summer sun is faint on them-

The summer flowers depart-

Sit still-as all transformed to stoned,

except your musing heart…

“The Autumn” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Print Recipe Apple and Pear Pie Ingredients Dough

1 1/4 cups Flour

1 Tbs sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 Cup cold Vegan Butter I use Earth Balance

3 Tbs Cold water

Filling

2 Cups Sliced Apples

2 Cups Sliced Pears

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

2 Tbs Cornstarch or Arrowroot

1/4 tsp Almond Extract

1 tsp Cinnamon

Streusel Topping

3/4 Cup Flour

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

1/4 Cup Vegan Butter

1/4 tsp Cinnamon Instructions Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, blend together flour, sugar, and butter. (you could also do this by hand)

Add water and mix until incorporated and dough is fairly smooth

Roll out dough into a disk on a floured surface

Place dough in a pie or tart baking dish

Using a fork, poke holes in the bottom of the crust

Bake for 12 minutes and remove from oven

Turn oven temp down to 375 degrees

Combine pears, apples, brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and almond extract in a bowl and mix gently until everything is combined.

Pour into pie crust

For streusel: Mix ingredients together until nice and crumbly

Top pie with streusel

Bake pie for 45 to 60 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Top with some whip cream or ice cream!

Make it, eat it, enjoy!

What are your favorite fall flavors?

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