Pear and Dried-Fruit Crisp With Nutmeg-Walnut Streusel
- 1 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 34 cup sugar
- 1 12 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 34 cup unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces at room temperature
- 1 12 walnuts, chopped
- 12 cup sugar
- 14 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 34 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons orange peel, finely grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 cups dried mixed fruit (9 oz package)
- 4 12 cups pears, peeled, cored, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons Amaretto
- lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
- Coat a 12 inch glass baking dish with grease or butter.
- Whisk first 4 ingredients (flour, sugar, nutmeg and salt)in a medium bowl.
- Add butter; rub in with fingers until mixture clumps together.
- Mix in walnuts.
- Place next 6 ingredients (sugar, unsalted butter, orange juice, orange peel, vanilla, salt).
- in large skillet.
- Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to a boil.
- Add dried fruit; reduce heat to medium and simmer until fruit soften and liquid is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.
- Add chopped pears and amaretto.
- Mix completely and simmer another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and spread in baking dish.
- Sprinkle streusel mixture on top.
- Bake until bubbling and golden; about 1 hour.
- Cool and serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.
flour, sugar, ground nutmeg, salt, unsalted butter, walnuts, sugar, unsalted butter, orange juice, orange peel, vanilla, salt, mixed fruit, whipped cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pear-and-dried-fruit-crisp-with-nutmeg-walnut-streusel-209360 (may not work)