PEAR CRUMBLE

By okstategrad

Ingredients

• Fruit Filling
• 1/3 C. Granulated Sugar
• Pinch of Salt
• 1 Vanilla Bean, split lengthwise
• 4 ripe Bosc Pears, peeled, each cut into 8 wedges and cores removed
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• Crumb Topping
• 3/4 C. All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 C. Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 C. Old Fashioned Oats
• Pinch of Salt
• 1 stick chilled Unsalted Butter, cut into pieces
• 3/4 C. Sliced Almonds, coarsely chopped
• Vanilla Ice Cream (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Method

To make the fruit filling:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the sugar and salt in an 8” or 9” square baking dish. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the sugar. Stir to blend the vanilla seeds into the sugar. Add the pears and toss to coat.

Arrange the mixture evenly in the dish, tucking the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean halves beneath the pears. Set aside while you prepare the crumb topping.

To make the crumb topping:

In a medium-sized bowl, mix the flour, sugar, oats and salt to blend. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour mixture until moist clumps form. Mix in the almonds.

Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the pear mixture.

Bake for one (1) hour, or until the fruit is tender and the topping is golden brown.

Allow the Pear Crumble to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes to cool slightly. Spoon the crumble into bowls and serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

From Cindy Summers