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Gardening => In The Kitchen => Topic started by: Jessica on Oct 27, 2009, 10:52:00 PM

Title: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: Jessica on Oct 27, 2009, 10:52:00 PM

Pear-Cinnamon Crisp

Filling:
4 to 5 large pears
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt

Topping:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans, very finely chopped
1 stick (8 tbsp.) butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Peel, core and dice pears.  Place into a bowl and stir together with 2/3 cup sugar and 1/4 tsp. salt.
Set aside.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans.  Drizzle melted butter gradually, stirring with a fork as you go until all combined.
Pour pears into baking dish; top with crumb topping.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Place pan on top rack of oven for an additional 10 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: Dianna on Oct 27, 2009, 11:10:35 PM

Man, that sounds sooo good. :licklips: Thank you for posting the recipe, Jessica!

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: Penny on Oct 28, 2009, 07:01:39 AM

Yummy.....thanks Jess!

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: bestofour on Oct 28, 2009, 09:08:19 AM

I'm going to try it tonight.

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: Jessica on Oct 28, 2009, 09:50:51 AM

It is easy and was good.  We had vanilla bean ice cream with it and it was yummy!

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: bestofour on Oct 29, 2009, 07:29:04 PM

I didn't fix it last night but we're eating it now.  It's good.  I followed your recipe exactly.  Johnny likes it too.

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: Jessica on Oct 29, 2009, 08:11:33 PM

Great to hear, Sheri!  I thought it was good.

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: Jessica on Oct 29, 2009, 08:11:47 PM

It's easy too, don't you think?

Title: Re: Pear-Cinnamon Crisp
Post by: bestofour on Oct 29, 2009, 08:12:10 PM

I just ate some more.  I'm stuffed.