Wednesday, September 29, 2010

APPLE AND PEAR CRISP

APPLE AND PEAR CRISP
Very yummy! Smells like "Fall" when cooking. We served with ice cream. Takes a while to prepare, but totally worth it. Could make this once a month and not get sick of it. Got this from Food Network. It was from Barefoot Contessa.

2 pounds pears (about 4 - Bosc or any kind)
2 pounds apples (about 6 - Macoun, Fugi or any cooking kind)
1 tsp. grated orange zest (1 orange)
1 tsp. grated lemon zest (1 big lemon)
2 T freshly squeezed orange juice (just squeezed orange, didn't measure - next time try only 1 half of the orange)
2 T freshly squeezed lemon juice (just squeezed lemon, didn't measure)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

TOPPING:
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
2 sticks cold unsalted butter, diced

Preheat oven to 350.

Peel, core and cut the pears and apples into large chunks. Place the fruit in a large bowl and add other ingredients (except topping). Pour into a 9x12 2" oval baking dish (used round stoneware).

TOPPING:
Combine everything and mix on low until the mixture is in large crumbles (used Bosch whisk attachment). Sprinkle over fruit, covering fruit completely. Place baking dish on a cookie sheet - very important!! Bake for 50 minutes - 1 hour or until the top is brown and fruit is bubbly (1/2 way through check to see if needs to be covered with foil). Serve warm.

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