I love apple crisps, but now I love them even more with a blend of pears and a touch of orange zest. You can adapt this one easily into a pareve recipe by substituting the butter with the margarine sticks.
Apple and Pear Crisp
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ripe Bosch pears 4 pears
- 2 pounds firm Cortland apples 6 apples
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar lightly packed
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
- 1 1/2 sticks of cold butter
Instructions
- Base:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Peel, core, and cut pears and apples into nice chunks.
- Toss the fruit in a bowl with orange zest, juices, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Pour into a 9 X 12 X 2-inch oval baking dish.
- Topping:
- Combine flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed for 1 minute, until the mixture is in large crumbles.
- Sprinkle evenly over fruit, covering the fruit completely.
- Place the baking dish on a sheet pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the top is brown and the fruit is bubbly. Serve warm.
- This recipe was adapted from one made by Ina Garten.
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