Pear Apple Crumb Pie

Topping:

¼ cup oats

½ cup flour

½ cup brown sugar

¼ cup butter, chilled and cubed

1 tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. nutmeg

Filling:

2 ½ cups granny smith apples, peeled and sliced

2 cups pears, peeled and sliced

¾ cup sugar

2 Tbl. flour

½ tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. nutmeg

pinch of salt

2 Tbl. lemon juice, fresh squeezed

1 tsp. lemon zest

1 (9”) deep dish pie shell, unbaked

Good apple pie recipe just as much as the guy I saw buying six of them at the grocery store. But let’s face it. Sometimes apple pies can become pretty darn boring. Especially this time of the year when I attend a dinner party and the host serves me a pie as if it was the most magical dessert on earth. Of course, don’t get me started with making pie dough for crusts. What makes apple pies so special to deserve 2 crusts.

Pumpkin and key lime pies have one crust and you don’t hear them complaining. This year I decided to change things up a bit. I wanted to create a unique spin on the traditional apple pie by incorporating the tender goodness of pears. Not to mention making my life a little easier by using a premade pie crust and jean bardet and crumb topping.