Recipe information
Yield
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
Filling
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 pounds ripe Anjou pears, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (about 5 cups)
Topping
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, room temperature
3/4 cup hazelnuts, toasted, husked, coarsely chopped
Preparation
For filling:
Step 1
Stir first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add pears and toss to coat.
For topping
Step 2
Whisk flour, sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in nuts.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spoon pear filling into pie crust. Sprinkle topping evenly over filling. Bake pie 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Continue baking pie until pears are tender and filling is bubbling thickly, covering edges with foil if crust is browning too quickly, about 1 hour 5 minutes longer. Cool pie on rack at least 2 hours. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
