Spiced Apple and Pear Pie

Name: Spiced Apple and Pear Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 3/4 teaspoon fine salt; 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), diced; 1 large egg; 3 to 4 tablespoons very cold water; 1/2 lemon; 3 pounds baking apples, such as Golden Delicious, Cortland, or Mutsu (about 6 apples); 1 1/2 pounds baking pears, such as Bosc or firm Bartletts (about 3 pears); 2/3 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling on the pie; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon fine salt; Generous pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick); 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 large egg, beaten

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"This pie is everything we love about apple pies, but even better. The pears add extra depth, juice, and flavor, and it's gorgeous on top of that. What more could you ask for?..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

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1/4 cup sugar

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3/4 teaspoon fine salt

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3/4 cup cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), diced

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1 large egg

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3 to 4 tablespoons very cold water

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1/2 lemon

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3 pounds baking apples, such as Golden Delicious, Cortland, or Mutsu (about 6 apples)

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1 1/2 pounds baking pears, such as Bosc or firm Bartletts (about 3 pears)

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2/3 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling on the pie

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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

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1/4 teaspoon fine salt

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Generous pinch freshly grated nutmeg

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1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)

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1/4 cup all-purpose flour

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1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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1 large egg, beaten

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