Peach Crisp with Brown Butter Crumble

By RoketJSquerl

Ingredients

• 1 stick (1/4 lb) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup + 2 Tbs. all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup + 2 Tbs. barley flour (or whole wheat – the sprouted versions work too)
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 6-8 peaches (around 1 1/2 lb.), pitted, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch thick slices
• 1 Tbs. corn starch and another pinch of salt

Details

Adapted from fiveandspice.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat, then let it continue cooking, stirring and scraping up the browning bits from the bottom until the butter has become chestnut brown and smells nutty. Pour it immediately into a mixing bowl and set aside in the fridge to cool.
In a small bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and pinch of salt.
After the butter has cooled about 10 minutes, whisk in the sugars until smooth. Then, whisk in the egg yolk and vanilla extract. With a wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture until fully combined. Stick this dough in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes. In the meantime you can peel the peaches.


You can go through the rigamarole of dipping the peaches in a pot of boiling water, then cold, then peeling them, but since this isn’t so many peaches, I just split them, pit them, cut them into slices and peel each slice.
Toss the peach slices with the cornstarch and a pinch of salt. If your peaches are good and ripe, you shouldn’t need any extra sugar, but if they are a little on the tart side, you can toss them with a couple Tbs. brown sugar too.

Preheat the oven to 375F. Put the peach slices into an 8-inch square baking pan or a 9-inch pie pan. Crumble the cold topping in nice chunks all over the top.
Bake the crisp in the oven for around 35-40 minutes, until the crisp topping is browned and the peaches are bubbling. Remove to the cooling rack and allow to cool until room temperature or a little warmer. Serve plain or topped with whipped cream or ice cream.