Pear-Butterscotch Slab Pie

Name: Pear-Butterscotch Slab Pie
Yield: Serves 18 to 24
Ingredients: 2 recipes, recipe; 7 pounds (3.18 kilograms) ripe but firm, Bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored, and sliced ¼ inch thick; ¼ cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams), sugar; ½ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ cup, instant tapioca, ground; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon, ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon ground, star anise; 2 recipes, recipe, divided; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Desserts or Baked Goods
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Dessert Pies

By Camila Chaparro

When it comes to fall desserts, pears are the neglected siblings of apples, with apple concoctions far outnumbering those where pears are the star.

SERVES 18 to 24

TIME 2¾ hours, plus 1 hour chilling, and 2 hours cooling

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