Four & Twenty Blackbirds' Junipear Pie

Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (22)

  • All-Butter Crust (for a 9-inch double-crust pie):
  • 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1/4 pound (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup ice
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  • For the Filling:
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/2 orange
  • 6 to 7 medium pears (2 1/2 to 3 pounds fresh)
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried juniper berries
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Pinch finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • Egg wash (1 large egg whisked with 1 teaspoon water and a pinch of salt)
  • Demerara sugar, for finishing

Directions

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