Ingredients

Shades of Autumn Pie

• Reduced-Butter Pie Pastry, (recipe follows)
• 6 cups thinly sliced peeled apples, (2 1/4 pounds), such as Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening and/or Gravenstein
• 1 large firm pear, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Pecan crumb topping

• 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour, or all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pecan halves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk

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