Can I prepare the pie crust dough in advance?

Yes, the recipe instructs to form the pastry into disks and place them in the refrigerator to chill for an hour, which allows for advance preparation.

Do the apples and pears need to be peeled for the filling?

Yes, the recipe specifically states to peel and slice both the two large apples and the one large pear before adding them to the filling mixture.

How can I prevent the pie crust edges from burning during baking?

The recipe advises checking the pie after 20 minutes of baking and covering the crust edges with foil if they start to get dark.

What should I do if the crumble topping browns too quickly?

If the topping is golden brown before the pie is fully cooked, cover the rest of the pie for the last 10 minutes of baking to prevent over-browning.

What is the recommended method for transferring the rolled-out dough to the pie plate?

The recipe suggests rolling out the dough on a large sheet of parchment paper, which makes for a very easy transfer into the pie plate.

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Pear Apple Pie
[Vegan]

JL By: Jesse Lane Lee

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A freshly baked vegan pear apple pie with a golden-brown oat crumble topping, showing slices of fruit peeking through, served on a rustic plate.

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Ingredients You Need for Pear Apple Pie [Vegan]

Crust

1 ¼ cups spelt flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ cup + 2 Tbsp chilled coconut oil, cut into cubes
3 to 4 Tbsp cold water

Filling

1/3 cup coconut sugar
¼ cup spelt flour
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
2 large apples, peeled and sliced
1 large pear, peeled and sliced

Crumble Topping

½ cup coconut oil, softened
½ cup coconut sugar
½ tsp vanilla
1/3 cup spelt flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup oats

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How to Prepare Pear Apple Pie [Vegan]

Mix 2 ½ cups flour, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp cinnamon in a food processor fitted with the metal blade or by hand. Cut ¾ cup of chilled coconut oil into chunks and add it to the food processor and process until the coconut oil is the size of peas. If you are mixing by hand, use a pastry blender or two knives to cut the coconut oil into the flour, do not stir.
Slowly add 6 to 8 Tbsp of cold water until the mixture holds together.
Form the pastry into a disks and place in the refrigerator to chill for an hour.
While the crust is chilling mix the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl. Add the apples and pear; toss to coat.
Mix all the topping ingredients together a separate bowl and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350.
Remove the chilled dough from the fridge and place on a large sheet of parchment paper. Roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin until it is 1/8 inch thick and roughly 12-inches in diameter (for a 9 inch pie plate). While you are rolling out the dough, the parchment paper may slide around; however, the parchment paper makes for a very easy transfer into the pie plate. If you do not wish to roll out the dough on parchment paper, use a floured surface.
Place the rolled out dough on the pie plate and trim the edges leaving an extra half inch. Tuck the extra dough underneath itself to form a thick edge and flute with your first two fingers and thumb.
Add the pear and apple mixture, top with the crumble topping and bake at 350 for 50min.
Check the pie after 20min and if the crust edges are getting dark cover them with foil.
Cover the rest of the pie for the last 10min of cooking if the topping is golden brown.