Pear Cranberry Pie

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use Crisco shortening, and ice cold water - 9 hrs! Ridiculous!

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The crust is stellar! My mother tried it and said, "This is better than my crust, and I never thought I'd say that."

Alton uses the same recipe with a tart pan and pie bird for his popular apple pie, the difference being the liquid; he changes it depending on the type of pie he's baking. I just used water and it worked out fine.

As I made this crust, I was worried that I was pushing / patching the dough into the pan too much. I didn't. The crust rolls out nice and thick and it can take a lot of in-the-pan shaping.

I skipped the glaze and used an egg wash sprinkled some sugar. It looked and tasted great.

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Full 5 stars for the recipe. It's a hearty pie and perfect in the tart pan. Pie bird is key. I've made it three thanksgivings now and the fourth is on deck next week.

I've never been able to find the cranberry jam. But Stonewall Kitchen has something called "Holiday Jam" which works great.

My oven can't have things on the floor so I preheat the oven with the sheet pan in there to approximate it. But I've found the hard way that it is better to put the parchment in on the sheet pan when you put the pie in and not while you are preheating. Also, I dock the bottom crust before putting in the pie bird.

I printed this recipe when it was missing the use of lemon juice - good to see they have that fixed. But amazingly, they didn't fix the phrase where it says to put in the apples. (This recipe is similar to Alton's AppleJack Apple Pie.

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This is a very tasty and easy to make pie. Pay attention to your time budget, mix your fruit first and then your pie! Everything gets to the prep stage at once.

We sub'd in a tart cherry jam instead of cranberry (worked great. And used sparkling cranberry juice (intended for dinner in the pie crust.

Don't forget to save your pear juice drippings to brush on your crust. I forgot, used an egg wash and it still tasted great.

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My husband wanted me to try this pie for Thanksgiving after seeing the special that featured it. After reading all the reviews, I wasn't sure if it would be good, but it so was. It was very easy to make and was gorgeous!! Definitely a show-stopper. I did add a little extra sugar because of other reviews, but I don't think it was necessary. I am sure if my pears weren't sweet it would've been, but mine were sweet and juicy. Also I used my favorite crust recipe instead of his. It was obvious to me to add the lime juice to the pears as soon as they were sliced to keep them from turning brown. I also couldn't find cranberry jam so I used raspberry pomegranate jam and to carry the flavor over, I used cranberry pomegranate juice. My only slight complaint was that I think I would use about 1/2 as many cranberries, but my husband liked it as it was.

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I love pie. Who doesn't, right? When I saw Alton make this pie on his show, I was kind of surprised. I'd never thought of putting pears in a pie. So, I gave it a shot. The pie was amazing! Everyone loved it so much that it was branded best dessert at our Thanksgiving get together. It was the perfect mix of sweet and tart. Yes, the ingredients were a bit pricey, but it was worth it. In the end, you get what you pay for. I'll take the pricey homemade pie over the cheap store bought pie that has been on the shelf a few days anytime. Thanks for the awesome recipe, Alton. Keep up the great work!

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I personally am not a fan of pie at any time however when I saw this done on the food network my hubby said he would like to try it. It was a little less traditional then the typical pie so I gave it a whirl. The crust was not only easy to make but SPECTACULAR in flavor! I do not typically like the crust of a pie even more than the actually filling. Not only was this pie picture perfect and easy to make it was also a wonderful ending to our Thanksgiving meal! My family loved it and has requested it again this year. I am making it again and cannot wait to share it with the "extras" that will be in my home for our meal. Thank Alton Brown for a yummy flavored pie.

Sidenote... recipe proofreading is a must... I agree with the others these ingredients are expensive.

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Foodnetwork.......Do you realize how expensive ingredients are for great recipes. Would you kindly proofread your recipes. It's not like your cooks are filming shows everyday. There are many, many repeats. Given that, you would think the cook (some are chefs would care enough about his/her profession to be sure recipes are posted correctly.

I am going to flag this to ensure you see it as many people have posted this many times for several recipes.

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I have not made this pie yet, but I thought I would mention that cranberry jam can be gotten from "The Wooden Nickel" myrtlewood store and gift shop in Port Orford, OR. I was there last week on vacation, and happened to buy cranberry jam made from locally grown cranberries. Here is the URL: http://www.oregonmyrtlewood.com/

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The pie filling was delicious. I think more sugar would have made it too sweet. We substituted the jam we had in the fridge because we couldn't find the cranberry jam. I haven't tried the crust recipe. The family loved it.