Maple Heaven Pear Pie

Name: Maple Heaven Pear Pie
Ingredients: FILLING; 5 1/2 to 6 cups peeled 1/2-inch diced just-ripe pears (about 8 small pears); 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch; Pinch of salt; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 2 tablespoons chopped candied ginger or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 9- or 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie crust or try this Flaky Piecrust; OATMEAL CRUMB TOPPING; 2/3 cup flour; 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats; 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Maple Heaven Pear Pie was pinched from <a href="http://spoonful.com/recipes/maple-heaven-pear-pie" target="_blank">spoonful.com.</a>

"From FamilyFun magazine contributing editor Ken Haedrich: Here's a pie that has made my family's short list of holiday favorites each year for the past 30, ever since I moved to New England and became a fanatical maple syrup cook. Back then, there was a span of a couple of years when you couldn't sit down to a meal at our house without eating something -- from soup to salad dressing -- that was made with maple syrup...."

INGREDIENTS

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FILLING

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5 1/2 to 6 cups peeled 1/2-inch diced just-ripe pears (about 8 small pears)

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1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

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Pinch of salt

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1/4 cup sugar

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1/4 cup maple syrup

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1 tablespoon lemon juice

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1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

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2 tablespoons chopped candied ginger or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

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9- or 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie crust or try this Flaky Piecrust

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OATMEAL CRUMB TOPPING

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2/3 cup flour

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1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

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1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

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