Pear And Beer Crumble

• 2/3 cup amber beer,
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 None cinnamon stick
• 1 None star anise
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1 None lemon, zested and juiced
• 2 None pears, peeled, cored and quartered
• 2 None cloves
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 4 tbsp butter

1. Bring the beer, 1/4 cup of the sugar, the spices, lemon zest and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan. Add the pears to the syrup and simmer them for about 15-20 mins, until they are just tender. Remove the pan from the heat and leave the pears to cool in the syrup.
2. In a food processor, pulse the flour, the remaining sugar, the almonds and butter into a crumble topping then chill it for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Spread the mixture evenly on an oven-proof dish lined with parchment paper and bake it for 10-12 mins until golden. Take it out of the oven and leave it to cool.
3. Cut the pears into cubes and put them into 4 bowls or glasses. Pour some syrup over the pears and sprinkle them with the crumble topping. Serve immediately.

amber, sugar, cinnamon stick, anise, ground ginger, lemon, cloves, flour, ground almonds, butter

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