Pear Custard Pie

I love to cook, but I hate cleaning dirty dishes and baking equipment. This recipe, from Martha Stewart's Everyday Food "Great Food Fast: 250 Recipes for Easy, Delicious Meals All Year Long," only requires a blender and a pie dish. It's easy to make, easy to clean up after, and therefore even easier to enjoy!

PEAR CUSTARD PIE

serves 6

1/4 c unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pie dish
3 ripe but firm Comice or Bartlett pears, peeled, halved, and cored
1/3 c granulated sugar
1/3 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3/4 c milk
1/4 tsp salt
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees; butter a 9" pie dish. Slice the pears 1/4" thick lengthwise. Arrange the slices, overlapping slightly, in the dish.

In a blender, process the melted butter, granulated sugar, flour, vanilla, eggs, milk, and salt until smooth.

Pour the batter over the pears; bake until golden and firm to the touch, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, dusted with confectioners' sugar.