Pear-Apple Crisp
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ¼ cup brandy (optional)
  • Crisp topping:
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ cup (4 oz) butter, melted
  • Fruit filling:
  • 4 firm apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 4 pears, such as Bartlett, peeled, cored and sliced
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 TB all-purpose flour
  • Juice of ½ lemon
Instructions
  1. If time permits, soak the dried cranberries in the brandy for several hours until plump.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 and grease a 9x9 square baking pan.
  3. To make the crisp topping, combine the flour, brown sugar, oats, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl and stir with a fork to combine.
  4. Pour the melted butter over the dry ingredients and stir with the fork until well combined. Place in the freezer while you prepare the fruit filling, or until ready to use.
  5. Combine the apple and pear slices in a medium bowl. Toss with the sugar, flour, and lemon juice.
  6. Pour the fruit into the prepared pan and spread in an even layer. Top with the dried cranberries.
  7. Spread the crisp topping over the fruit.
  8. Bake for 50-60 minutes until the topping is browned and the filling bubbling.
  9. Serve with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream
Recipe by West of the Loop at https://www.westoftheloop.com/2014/10/27/fall-cooking-pear-apple-crisp/