Apple Pear Crisp
To be completely honest, I’m not much of a baker. As a vegetable farmer for many years, salads come much more easily to me than dessert. When it comes to sweets, I’m kind of a two-trick pony. I tend to lean on local sweeteners like maple syrup and honey, and I love to brown some butter for a “wow” factor. This recipe has both.
Ingredients
6 cups diced apples and pears (in whatever ratios you have)
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon cinnamon, divided
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup rolled oats
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
In a 9x9-inch baking dish, combine the diced apples and pears with maple syrup and 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon. Toss gently with a spatula to combine.
In a small sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Let it continue cooking until it foams, turns clear, and then takes on a golden shade (and smells nutty). Stir well with a spatula, scraping all the little browned bits into the mixture. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
In a medium bowl, combine the remaining teaspoon of cinnamon with the oats, brown sugar, flour and salt. Add the butter and cut in with a pastry blender or two forks until the butter is well-incorporated and you have a crumbly mixture with very small pieces. Spread this mixture over the apples and pears, and press down gently so it’s even.
Bake for 30 minutes or until the crumble topping is golden brown.
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