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Peach And Mixed-Berry Crisp

The mixture of fruit in this dessert, a long-standing menu item at The Marx Bros. Cafe in Anchorage, might include anything from wild Alaskan blueberries to apples, depending on the time of year.

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Peaches - peeled, pitted (large)
  And chopped (abt 2 1/2 cups)
1 1/3 cups 315mlBlueberries (abt 6 oz)
1 1/3 cups 315mlRaspberries (abt 6 oz)
1 1/3 cups 315mlBlackberries (abt 5.6 oz)
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
2 tablespoons 30mlAll-purpose flour - plus
3/4 cup 46g / 1.6ozAll-purpose flour
1/2 cup 80g / 2.8ozLight brown sugar - (packed)
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlGround cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround ginger
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
5 tablespoons 75mlUnsalted butter
  Butter pecan or vanilla ice cream

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 8- by 8- by 2 1/2-inch square baking dish.

Toss fruit, sugar and 2 tablespoons flour in large bowl to combine. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Bake fruit until juices bubble, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes. Bake without stirring another 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.

Meanwhile, whisk remaining 3/4 cup flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and salt in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until small moist clumps form. Sprinkle topping evenly over hot fruit in dish.

Bake crisp until topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve warm with ice cream.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, September 2000

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