Skinny Girl With Fat Appetite Deep Dish Pear-apple Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup oat bran
• 1/4 cup raisins, chopped
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup (divided)
• 3 -5 gravenstein apples or 3 -5 other good cooking apples
• 2 -3 pears
• 1 cup water or 1 cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon butter buds (refer to note)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pinch clove
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 combine oat bran, raisins, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. spread oat-bran mixture in the bottom of a deep dish pie pan; set aside.
• 3 core and slice both apples and pears. to crust, place apples and pears by alternating layers of both fruits.
• 4 in a bowl, combine water or apple juice with the reserved 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. mix and pour over apple and pear layers. sprinkle with almonds if using.
• 5 bake until done, about 1 hour, covered with foil except for the last 15 minutes.
• 6 note: butter buds are available in most supermarkets. in this recipe they provide the flavor of butter without the fat.