Walnut Pear Pie Recipe

Pear pie topped with walnuts

1 frozen ready-rolled sheet short crust pastry, thawed

1/3 cup plain flour

1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

6 teaspoons chopped walnuts

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

6 teaspoons butter or margarine

4 teaspoons golden syrup

4 medium, ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced, about 4 cups

1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

6 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

6 teaspoons cornflour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 200°C

Roll pastry out and use to line a 23-cm round pie dish

To prepare topping, combine flour, brown sugar, walnuts and cinnamon in a small bowl

Mix well

Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter and golden syrup until mixture resembles coarse crumbs

To prepare filling, combine pears, brown sugar, lemon juice, cornflour and cinnamon

Mix well

Spoon filling into pastry pie case

Sprinkle topping over filling

Bake for 20 minutes; reduce temperature to 180°C

Bake for a further 10 minutes, until crust is golden and pears are soft

Place on a wire cooling rack and cool for 10 minutes

Serve warm

Makes 8 slices