Master Recipe for Fruit Crisp - Omac
- 7 cups fruit, prepared (see below for suggestions)
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 23 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 12 cup flour
- 12 cup oats
- 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or nutmeg)
- 14 teaspoon table salt
- 6 tablespoons butter, cut into small bits (chilled, if using food processor)
- Suggested Fruit
- 2 1/2 pounds apples (about 6 apples), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 3 pounds apricots (15 to 20), pitted and quartered
- 2 pounds berries , rinsed and patted dry; if tart, add 1 tablespoon or more of sugar to taste
- 2 1/2 - 3 pounds nectarines or peaches (8 to 10 pieces of fruit), peeled, pitted, and cut into sixths
- 2 1/2 - 3 pounds pears (6 to 7 pears), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 3 pounds plums (15 to 20), pitted and quartered
- Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Toss fruit with lemon zest and juice in a large bowl.
- Spread evenly in 8-inch square baking pan, pressing down lightly.
- Mix next 5 ingredients in a medium bowl or in workbowl of a food processorl add butter.
- If mixing by hand, use fingertips, a pastry blender, or 2 forks to blend fat into dry ingredients until mixture looks like coarse irregular crumbs, with no visible lumps of fat.
- If mixing in a food processor, pulse about 10 times, then process 5 to 10 seconds, until there are no visible lumps of butter.
- Spread topping over prepared fruit; Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until the fruit is tender when pierced.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
fruit, lemon zest, lemon juice, brown sugar, flour, oats, ground cinnamon, salt, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/master-recipe-for-fruit-crisp-omac-375168 (may not work)