WARREN PEAR & BERRY CRISP

By BobD

Ingredients

• For the topping:
• Makes 9 servings
• • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• • 2 tablespoons plus 11/2 teaspoons sugar
• • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• • 1/4 teaspoon salt
• • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• • 1/2 plus 1/3 cup ground (untoasted) almonds or pecans
• For the filling:
• • 8 Warren pears--peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• (about 7 cups)
• • 1 3/4 cups (ozen blackberries or raspberries
• • 2 1/2 tablespoons a!-purpose flour
• • 1/4 cup sugar
• • Pinch of salt
• • Splash of pear eau-de-vie (optional)
• • Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
• • Ice cream or pear sorbet, for serving

Details

Servings 9

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.

2.Make the topping: In a bowl, mix the flour with the
sugar, cinnamon and salt. Using two forks or a pastry
blender, mix in the butter until pea-size clumps
appear. Stir in the nuts until just combined.

3. Make the filling: In a large bowl, toss all the
ingredients together. Transfer the filling to an 8-
by-10-inch baking dish. Cover with the topping.

4.Bake the crisp until the topping is golden brown and the filling starts to bubble, about 35 minutes. Serve
warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or pear
sorbet.