Baked Winter Pear Apple Crisp Recipes

APPLE AND PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Peel, core, and cut the pears and apples into large chunks. Place the fruit in a large bowl and add the zests, juices, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour into a 9 by 12 by 2-inch oval baking dish.
• For the topping: Combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed for 1 minute, until the mixture is in large crumbles. Sprinkle evenly over the fruit, covering the fruit completely.
• Place the baking dish on a sheet pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, until the top is brown and the fruit is bubbly. Serve warm.

EASY PEAR APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter an 8" x 8" baking dish. Peel and thinly slice apples and pears; arrange in prepared dish.
• In a large bowl, place the brown sugar. Add flour; add oats; add spices. Cut in butter with a fork or pastry blender until crumbly.
• Sprinkle evenly over apples and pears.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until fruit is fork tender.
• Serve with ice cream or cream if desired.
• Serves 6.

WINTER FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Peel, core and slice apples and pears.
• In large bowl, toss together apples, pears, apricots, prunes and raisins.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice, sugar and butter; toss again.
• Transfer to greased 13 x 9- inch baking dish, leveling top.
• TOPPING: In bowl, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon; with pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until crumbly.
• Stir in oats and walnuts; sprinkle over fruit.
• Bake in 375 F.
• oven for 1 hour or until apples are tender.
• Makes 12 servings.
• Canadian Living's Best Easy Cooking.