MAMA KUBOTAS PEAR CUSTARD PIE
5 OR 6 MID-SIZE FIRM BUT RIPE PEARS, PEELED CORED AND SLICED.
(I LIKE BARTLETT BEST)
JUICE OF TWO LEMONS
9 INCH UNBAKED DEEP DISH PIE SHELL
1 CUP SUGAR
1/4 FLOUR
1/2 BUTTER MELTED
3 EGGS
1 TSP VANILLA
1/8 TSP SALT
PLACE PEARS IN PIE SHELL. SQUEEZE WITH LEMON JUICE TO TASTE. MORE IS BETTER.
IN A SEPARATE BOWL MIX REMAINING INGREDIENTS. PLACE PIE SHELL ON COOKIE SHEET COVERED WITH FOIL OR PARCHMENT PAPER. POUR MIXTURE OVER PEARS, MAKING SURE THERE ARE NO AIR HOLES. BAKE AT 350 FOR ONE HOUR OR UNTIL SET. HALF WAY THROUGH, COVER RIM OF SHELL WITH FOIL IF GETTING TOO BROWN.
COOL FOR ONE HOUR BEFORE SERVING.
GREAT WARM WITH ICE CREAM.