Almond Pear Pie

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Pastry for a 9" pie crust
5 Bosc pears, peeled, cored and thickly sliced
6 tablespoons ground almonds
1/3 cup firm butter
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
unsweetened shipped cream, as a garnish

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Roll the pastry into a 12" circle and fit it into a pie pan. Set aside.
In a medium bowl mix sliced pears with ground almonds. Heap the fruit in the unbaked pie shell. Cut the butter into small pieces and dot it over the fruit.

In a small bowl mix the sugar and flour and sprinkle it over the pie. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 1 hour more. If the edges start to brown too soon, cover them with strips of foil.  Serve with unsweetened whipped cream.