->Vanilla Pear <-

2 tablespoons flour

5 cups fresh, sliced, peeled pears (about 2 1/2 lb)

1/2 cups fresh sliced strawberries

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Pastry or pie crust for 9-inch pie plate

After peeling and coring the pears, slice them lengthwise about 1/8" thick. Don't slice them too thick or the pie won't cook to be

soft enough, not too thin or the pears will disappear as they cook.

Combine sugar and flour. In large bowl, sprinkle lemon juice over

sliced pears (but not strawberries if you add them). Toss with

sugar/flour mixture to coat fruit. Fill 9-inch pastry-lined pie

plate with pear mixture. Use something deep.

Arrange sliced strawberries over pear filling.

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons ground vanilla bean (or something like Cook's Vanilla powder)

1/4 cup butter

In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, and ground vanilla bean.

Add butter and toss until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle

vanilla mixture evenly over pear filling.

375 for 25 minutes. Remove

foil from edge of pie and bake an additional 25-30 minutes until

pie is bubbly and crust is golden.

Allow to cool completely on wire rack before serving.