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I love cheese and fruit, so this pie is a natural pairing for me. Sweet and spicy wine-poached pears and a flaky, buttery cheese crust make for a winning dessert you\u2019ll want to make again and again. 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I have used this recipe (with one minor change - I use white grape juice instead of wine) every Thanksgiving and Christmas for years! Always yummy and always longed for by friends and family. It once sold at a baked goods auction for over $100, and two of my neighbors got into a huge bidding war over it lol! The best advice I could give to anyone wanting to make this pie is DON'T RUSH IT. Take your time and pour all the love you got into it. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-11-16","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedBandAid"},"reviewBody":"METABOLISM CHANGES (AGE--OKAY?--LOL) CAUSED THE NEED FOR LESS SUGAR & GLUTEN IN OUR DIETS.....THIS DESSERT IS FRUIT BASED WITH A SPICE PROFILE THAT IS EASY ON THE SUGAR AND THE CRUST WORKED WELL WITH A CUP OF GLUTEN FREE FLOUR SUBSTITUTED......I DID DO 1\/3 C SUGAR & 1\/2 TSP ON ALL THE SPICES AND THERE WAS STILL BARELY A HINT DETECTABLE....I ADDED THE VANILLA INTO THE POACHING LIQUID RIGHT BEFORE ADDING TO THE PEARS TO RETAIN ITS FLAVOR....ALSO TOSSED THE PEARS IN A TBLS OF BUTTER BEFORE COOLING JUST BECAUSE I WANTED FILLING A LITTLE RICHER, AND TOSSED THE PEARS IN A TBLS OF CORNSTARCH BEFORE TURNING OUT INTO DISH--YOU KNOW--LIKE WITH APPLE PIES......I DID ADD 1 TSP WHITE VINEGAR TO THE WATER FOR THE CRUST.....SAW OTHER RECIPES THAT BAKED ON 350 SO SETTLED ON 375 WHICH MADE BAKE TIME WAS ABOUT 50 MINS.......THE PIE WAS AHHHMAZING!! CRUST WAS PERRRFECT!! NEVER HAD A PIE CUT SO EASILY AND EVENLY.......PERSONALLY I COULD HAVE GONE A BIT SWEETER BUT MY HUSBAND SAID \"DON'T CHANGE A THING!!\" ......I BET ADD INS OF RAISINS OR CHOPPED DATES WOULD BE YUMMY TOO!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-10-11","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Red8Ball"},"reviewBody":"Followed recipe exactly. Pie needed almost an hour in the oven, still the bottom of it was pale. The edge that got nice a crispy was delicious so I wish that would have transfered to the whole crust. Pear filling wasn't anything out of this world, didn't taste like port but I liked that it wasn't overly sweet. 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