Red Anjou Pie

Ingredients

• 4 large anjou usa pears red firm cored ripe coarsely chopped
• 0.5 cup apricots dried diced
• 2 tablespoons butter cut into small pieces
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup granulated sugar 
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5  juice of lemon juiced
• 0.5 cup pecans finely chopped
• 1 package ready-made pie crusts refrigerated softened

Equipment

• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Press pie dough into greased metal pie plate (or ungreased glass pie plate), pressing firmly to bottom and sides. Gently toss diced pears with lemon juice.
2. Mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, apricots, and pecans. Gently mix together pears and dry ingredients.
3. Pour into prepared bottom pie crust. Dot top of pear mixture with butter pieces.
4. Top either with a full crust, or cut top crust into lattice. Crimp crust edges. If using a top crust, cut several slits to vent the pie.
5. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Remove from oven and cool on rack.