Pear, Cherry and Apricot Crisp
- 1 12 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 34 cup rolled oats
- 12 lb unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
- 7 ripe yet firm pears (I like anjou)
- 3 clementines, peeled and sectioned (or small navel oranges)
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup dried apricot, halved
- 12 cup orange juice
- 12 lemon, juiced
- 12 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 14 cup flour
- butter, for ramekins
- UP TO 4 DAYS AHEAD: In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, combine all the topping ingredients and mix on low speed until large crumbs form and just begin to turn pale yellow.
- Refrigerate or freeze in an airtight container.
- ONE DAY AHEAD: Heat the oven to 375F I a large bowl, mix the pears, clementines, dried cherries, dried apricots, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle in the flour and mix well with a rubber spatula.
- Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Lightly grease 12 ramekins (about 1-cup capacity) with butter.
- Divide the fruit mixture among tte ramekins and generously sprinkle the topping to cover the fruit.
- Put the ramekins on 1 large or 2 small baking sheets.
- Bake until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling slightly, 40-45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and leave at room temperature.
- ON THE DAY OF SERVING: Reheat the crisps at 300F until hot, about 20 minutes.
- Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla or ginger ice cream.
flour, sugar, rolled oats, unsalted butter, clementines, cherries, dried apricot, orange juice, lemon, sugar, ground cinnamon, flour, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pear-cherry-and-apricot-crisp-408735 (may not work)