Sand Pear Pie ~ World of Warcraft

I've made a wonderful discovery, Night Elf. On the uncorrupted part of the island grows a remarkable fruit called the sand pear. They're found near the bottoms of the trees.

I've been preparing pies from them, but if I'm not careful, the elekk will start to wander over and steal my fruit. I've taken to gathering enough to share with the animals, but my stores are gone and the craving for pie has returned. Would you be willing to help gather the fruit I need for another batch of pies? I promise I'll share! -Aonar at Kessel's Crossing



You will need:

CRUST:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
2 tablespoons cold water


FILLING:
1/2 c packed brown sugar
4 tbs flour
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp salt
1 dash ground nutmeg
6 c thinly sliced peeled pears (2 cans pear halves)
1 tbs lemon juice


TOPPING:
2/3 c all-purpose flour
1/3 c packed brown sugar
1/3 c cold butter or margarine


Crust:
In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. 
Sprinkle with water; toss until mixture is moist enough to shape into a ball. 
On a floured surface, roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie pan. Flute edges. 
I've made pie crust before, here is a link to directions.

Filling:
Combine filling ingredients; spoon into the crust. 

Bake at 400 degrees F for 45 - 60 minutes. 

If you are using canned pears you can skip the baking part of this step.

Topping:
For topping, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. 
Sprinkle over filling. 

Bake 45 minutes longer until top is brown. 
Wrap foil around edges if you feel the edges are going to burn.

Yum!

Staghorn's Pecan Pie

The inspiration behind this recipe was Oxhorn's Christmas Special video. Here is a link if you haven't seen it or it's been awhile.

You will need:
1 cup white corn syrup
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 eggs
1 cup pecan halves


9in pie crust

Here is a recipe for homemade pie crust if you are feeling adventurous. If not, a store bought one will work just fine.

Combine syrup, sugar, salt, and melted butter or margarine.

Slightly beat the eggs, and add to sugar mixture.

Beat well, and pour into uncooked pie shell.  Trim the extra pie crust from around the edges.
Gently place the pecan halves on top of the filling. They will sink if you drop them on.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for an hour.

Yum!

A special thanks to Oxhorn for allowing me to use the video and Staghorn's name.