Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Orchard Pear Pie Recipe.

Ingredients:

Dough for single-crust pie
1 large egg, room temperature
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 TSP vanilla extract
1/4 TSP salt
4 large ripe pears, peeled and chopped (about 4 cups)
TOPPING:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 TBSPs chopped pecans
1/2 TSP ground cardamom
1/2 cup cold butter

Recipe Instructions:

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8"-thick circle; transfer to a 9" pie plate.
Trim to 1/2 in.
beyond rim of plate; flute edge.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a small bowl, whisk egg, sour cream, sugar, flour, yogurt, vanilla and salt.
Gently stir in pears.
Pour into crust.
Bake 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, for topping, in a small bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, pecans and cardamom.
Cut in butter until crumbly; sprinkle over pie.
Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and topping is golden brown, 15-20 minutes.
Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning.
Remove foil.
Cool completely on a wire rack.
Store in the refrigerator.

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