The pie challenge: #1 Lemon & Pears (shortbread crust) pie

Hello Steph,

I know I was supposed to challenge you on an egg recipe, but you know how I have a sweet tooth... I couldn't resist to bake a pie. Not any pie, it's my grandma's recipe which I've changed a little to replace the regular crust with shortbread.

Let the butter soften a little bit. Then work it with the sugar, with a wooden spatula.

Add the egg and mix well. Add the flour and salt, and knead the dough until it holds together. Press into pan and put it in the fridge.

Now to the pie itself:

Preheat the oven to 240°C. Put the lemon zest into one bowl and the juice into another. Peel the pears, cut them in half and scoop them. Arrange the pears on the crust so they form a star shape. Pour about a quarter of the lemon juice over them so they don't blacken and also sprinkle some of the sugar. Bake for 10mins.

In the mean time, break the eggs into a bowl, mix in the zest and the rest of the lemon juice, the sugar and the melted butter.

Reduce oven temperature to 200°C. Pour the lemon curd over the pears and bake for another 25 to 30mins.

Enjoy hot out of the oven or warm!