Pear And Golden Raisin Crisp Recipes

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Toss pears with orange juice; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, allspice and ginger; sprinkle over pears., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar and baking powder; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over pears., Bake until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm. If desired, garnish with mint.

GOLDEN RAISIN AND PECAN THINS

Steps:

• Place a baking sheet on center rack of oven and heat to 350 degrees. Butter three 5 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch or four 4 1/4- by 2 1/2-inch mini loaf pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk both flours, sugar, tarragon or fennel seeds, baking soda and salt Add buttermilk and stir until smooth. Fold in pecans and raisins until evenly distributed. Divide among prepared pans, filling 1/4-inch from the top (batter will rise slightly in the oven), and smooth tops.
• Place pans on baking sheet and bake until loaves are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Slide a thin-bladed knife around the pan edges. Carefully invert the loaves onto a wire rack, and discard the parchment. Cool completely, right side up on the rack.
• Freeze loaves on a pan until very firm, at least 1 hour or up to 5 days.
• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Line two half-sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Working with one frozen loaf at a time, cut 1/8-inch-thick slices with a sharp serrated bread knife. Arrange slices on prepared pan, spacing them 1/4-inch apart. Bake one pan at a time until crackers are browned and crisp, about 20 minutes. Use a metal spatula to transfer crackers to wire racks and let cool completely.

PERFECT PEAR CRISP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Grate enough lemon peel to measure 1/2 tsp. zest. Squeeze enough juice to measure 1-1/2 Tbsp. Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 2 Tbsp. flour and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon in large bowl. Add pears, lemon zest and juice; toss until pears are evenly coated. Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish.
• Mix brown sugar and remaining flour, granulated sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts; sprinkle over pears.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until topping is golden brown and pears are hot and bubbly. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

CLASSIC PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish or 9 inch square baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, and cinnamon. Stir in the butter until the mixture is crumbly with pea sized lumps. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the white sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and 2 teaspoons of crystallized ginger. Add the sliced pears, and toss to blend. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Spread with the oat topping.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until pears are soft and topping is golden brown. Cool slightly before serving with vanilla ice cream.

QUICK PEACHES AND GOLDEN RAISINS COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place frozen peaches in an 8 by 8 glass baking dish, defrost in microwave for 3 minutes on high. While the peaches are defrosting, make the cobbler topping. In a bowl, combine the biscuit mix with a 1/2 cup of water, stir until thoroughly combined but do not overwork. In another bowl combine 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, pepper, a pinch of salt and raisins. Remove peaches from the microwave and combine with the sugar mixture in baking dish. Top the seasoned peaches with biscuit mix, use your fingers to press out until even. Top the biscuit mix with almonds. Mix remaining cinnamon and sugar together and sprinkle over the biscuits. Bake until cobbler top is firm and lightly golden and peaches are bubbly and hot, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve warm as is or with ice cream and whipped cream if you have some on hand.

PEAR-PEACH CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a very large bowl toss together sliced fruit, raisins, the 3 tablespoons brown sugar, and 1/2 tsp ginger.
• press into the bottom of a 3-quart rectangular baking dish.
• For topping, in a small bowl combine oats, the cereal, nuts, the 1/4 cup brown sugar, the granulated sugar, and the 1/4 tsp ginger.
• Stir in the butter.
• Spoon over fruit.
• Pour orange or apple juice evenly over the topping.
• Bake, uncovered, for 55 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
• Remove to a wire rack.
• Cool about 45 minutes.
• Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.

PEAR AND CHEDDAR CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Toss pears with lemon juice in a bowl. Combine 1/2 cup light brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Add sugar mixture to pear mixture; toss to coat. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle pear mixture with Cheddar cheese.
• Combine flour and 1/2 cup light brown sugar in a food processor; pulse to mix. Cut butter into flour mixture until crumb consistency. Sprinkle topping over Cheddar cheese layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 45 minutes.

PEAR GINGER CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375* F. Butter a shallow 2 quart baking dish and set aside.
• Prepare topping by combining oats, flour, brown sugar, and salt. Cut butter into small pieces, add to the bowl, and work in with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine pears, raisins, ginger, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
• Combine white sugar and flour. Sprinkle over pear mixture and stir to combine. Transfer to prepared dish. Sprinkle topping evenly over pears.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the juices are bubbling. Serve warm (best) or at room temperature.

PEAR AND RAISIN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix pears, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons crushed cookies, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Mix in raisins.
• Using fingertips, press together flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl until moist clumps form. Mix in 4 tablespoons crushed cookies and nuts.
• Drop topping evenly over filling. Bake until juices bubble thickly and topping is brown, about 40 minutes.

PEAR-AND-GOLDEN-RAISIN CLAFOUTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Generously butter a 12-inch-round gratin dish; set aside. Peel pears, cut in half lengthwise, and, using a melon baller, remove core. Slice pears into 1/4-inch-thick slices crosswise, and arrange pear halves in the bottom of prepared gratin dish. Set aside.
• In a food processor, combine the eggs, 1 cup cream, flour, granulated sugar, nutmeg, and salt, and process until a batter is formed. Pour the batter around the pears, and sprinkle the top with raisins.
• Bake until the top begins to set, about 12 minutes. Sprinkle with light-brown sugar; continue to bake until clafouti is set and golden brown on top, about 8 minutes. Whip remaining 3/4 cup cream to soft peaks. Remove clafouti from oven; serve immediately with whipped cream sprinkled with more brown sugar, if desired.

PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Peel, core and quarter the pears. Slice each quarter into 2 or 3 pieces. Place in large bowl.
• Mix all but 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar with the flour, cinnamon, ginger, raisins and brandy. Add to pears and mix well.
• Chop oats in food processor. Add the remaining brown sugar, the butter and the orange juice concentrate, and mix well.
• Spoon pear mixture into an 8-cup gratin dish, and sprinkle with oat mixture. Bake in lower third of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until oat mixture begins to brown and pears soften. Remove from oven and stir oat mixture into pears. Serve warm.

GRANOLA-TOPPED PEAR CRISP

Steps:

• Place pears in a large bowl; sprinkle with cornstarch and toss to coat. Gently stir in preserves just until combined. Transfer to an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray., For topping, in a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Cut in butter until crumbly; stir in granola. Sprinkle over fruit mixture. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender. Serve warm.

GINGERED PEAR PIE WITH GOLDEN RAISINS

Steps:

• Combine raisins and ginger in heavy small saucepan. Add enough water to just cover. Simmer over low heat until liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Combine pears and next 6 ingredients in bowl. Stir in raisin mixture. Roll out 1 pie crust disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick). Roll up dough on rolling pin and transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie plate. Gently press into place. Trim edges of crust, leaving 1/4-inch overhang. Spoon pear mixture into pan, mounding in center.
• Roll out second crust disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch-diameter round. Roll up on rolling pin and unroll over pie. Trim edges, leaving 3/4 -inch overhang. Fold overhang of top crust under edge of bottom crust. Pinch edges together to seal. Crimp edges to make decorative border. Gather and reroll scraps. Cut out decorative shapes. Beat egg with milk in small bowl for glaze. Brush top of pie with glaze. Make several slashes in top crust so steam can escape.
• Bake pie until crust is golden brown and juices bubble up through slashes, covering crust edges with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.