Pies And Tarts Recipes - Walnut And Pear Lattice Pie

Ingredients

• 450g/1lb short crust  pastry

• 450g/2lb pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced

• 50g/4 tbsp caster sugar

• 25g/3 tbsp plain flour

• 2.5ml/1/2 tbsp grated lemon rind

• 25g/1/4 cup raisins or sultanas

• 25g/4 tbsp chopped walnuts

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 50g/1/2 cup icing sugar

• 15ml/1 tbsp lemon juice

• about 10ml/2 tsp cold water

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190C/325F. Roll out half of the pastry and use it to line a 23cm/9in tin that is about 5cm/2in deep.

2. Combine the pears, caster sugar, flour and lemon rind. Toss to coast the fruit. Mix the raisins, nuts and cinnamon. Put the filling into the pastry case and spread it evenly.

3. Roll out he remaining pastry and use to make a lattice top. Bake the pie for 55 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown on top.

4. Combine the icing sugar, lemon juice and water in a bowl and stir until smooth. Remove the pie from the oven. Drizzle the glaze evenly over the top, on the pastry and filling. Leave the pie to cool in its tin on a wire rack.