Autumn delights

Spiced Apple and Pear Crumble


---There are apples in the grass. I lean down, in awe of the thought that someone could drop so many 'pommes' by accident. Then I realize I live in a region where apple trees abound.I have to admit I had a film flash-back. To the moment where Dorothy, picking apples galore from the ground floor... finds a treasure (the tin man), by his steel toes. Except this time the apples itself are the treasure and I suppose, along with the moment itself (yay for living by apple trees!!)

---As said by the authors of the Bread and Honey blogspot, this recipe is perfect with a thick scarf and a good book on your front porch swing...

Ingredients:

3 baking apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
3 ripe but firm red pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter, diced, plus more for buttering the dish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Toss apples and pears with lemon juice and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Stir in cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and toss well to combine. Spread fruit evenly in a buttered baking dish and set aside.

Combine flour, oats, brown sugar and salt in a food processor. Add butter to flour mixture, then pulse several times to incorporate butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse meal. Evenly spread the topping over the fruit, pressing down slightly with your fingers. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until fruit is tender, juices are bubbly and topping is crisp.

Found this chez Bread and Honey

Have not attempted this yet. Today we made crepes and jack-o-lanterns with grapefruits in place of pumpkins. Ingenious little critters these kids are :)