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Pear And Cranberry Crisp

Serve this quick treat with heavy cream or vanilla ice cream.

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Topping
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozUnbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 cup 106g / 3.7ozGolden brown sugar - (firmly packed)
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozOld-fashioned oats
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozChilled unsalted butter - (1 stick) - cut into pieces
  Filling
7   Firm ripe pears - (abt 3 1/2lbs) - peeled, cored, (large)
  And cut lengthwise into eighths
1 cup 93g / 3.3ozFresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
2 tablespoons 30mlUnbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

For Topping: Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Add butter and cut in using fingertips or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

For Filling: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Butter 8-inch square baking dish with 2-inch-high sides. Toss all ingredients in bowl to combine well. Transfer to prepared dish.

Sprinkle topping evenly over filling. Set dish on baking sheet and transfer to oven. Bake until topping is golden and juices bubble thickly, about 1 hour. Cool at least 20 minutes before serving.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, January 1992

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