Apple and Pear Crisp
- 2 lbs ripe bosc pears (4 pears)
- 2 lbs firm macoun apples (6 apples)
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 14 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 34 cup granulated sugar
- 34 cup light brown sugar
- 12 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
- 12 lb cold unsalted butter, diced
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- 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 9x12x2-inch oval baking dish.
- For Topping:.
- Combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- ** (see below).
- 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.
- ** I used my hands to mix the topping, that way the butter melted and the topping just held together better.
macoun apples, orange zest, lemon zest, freshly squeezed orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, flour, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, flour, sugar, light brown sugar, kosher salt, oldfashioned oatmeal, cold unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-and-pear-crisp-257436 (may not work)