Country Pear And Cherry Crisp Food

PEAR AND SOUR CHERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Mix pears, cherries, cornstarch, 2/3 cup sugar, and almond extract in prepared baking dish. Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl; cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle flour mixture over fruit.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden, about 1 hour.

COUNTRY PEAR AND CHERRY CRISP

Steps:

• If using canned cherrie, drain cherries, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
• In a large mixing bowl combine frozen or canned cherries and reserved juice; add sugar and toss to coat.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl combine flour, peel, and cinnamon; sprinkle over cherries.
• Toss to mix.
• Add pears; toss to mix.
• Transfer to an ungreased 2 quart square baking dish.
• Combine granola and butter; sprinkle over filling.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven about 30 minutes or until pears are tender.
• If necessary, to prevent overbrowning, cover with foil the last 5 to 10 minutes.
• If desired, serve warm with Icecream.

PEACH AND CHERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving syrup. Drain cherries and set aside.
• In 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, heat cornstarch, lemon juice and reserved peach syrup to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low and add drained peaches and cherries. Cover and simmer 5 minutes or until heated through, stirring mixture occasionally.
• Spoon peach-cherry mixture into 6-dessert bowl.
• With paper towels, wipe saucepan clean. In same saucepan over medium heat, heat butter, then add uncooked oats and cook until lightly browned (about 4 minutes), stirring occasionally.
• Add honey to oat mixture and toss until oats are well coated.
• To serve, sprinkle warm oat-honey mixture over peach-cherry mixture in dessert bowls.

CHERRY CRISP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine salt, sugar and flour; cut in butter. Press into a greased 2-qt. or 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. , For filling, combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in juice. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Fold in cherries and food coloring if desired. Pour over baked crust. Combine all topping ingredients; sprinkle over filling. , Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly around edges.

PEAR CRISPS WITH DRIED SOUR CHERRIES

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, combine the cherries with enough water or wine (or a combination) to cover them by 2 inches. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat, then turn off the heat and let cool. Let the cherries soak overnight in the refrigerator, or for at least 8 hours, until they are plump and soft. Drain the cherries, reserving the juices.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the pears, drained cherries, and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar and toss well. Mix in 1/2 of the cherry soaking liquid, or whatever cherry soaking liquid is left plus enough water to make 1/2 cup. Let the mixture stand for 30 minutes.
• 3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining 1/4 cup of granulated sugar, the flour, almonds, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Slowly drizzle in the butter and stir with a fork until the mixture is crumbly and all the flour is incorporated. Do not allow the mixture to come together in a ball. Break up any large crumbs with your fingers. The crumbs should be smaller than 1 inch in size (otherwise they won't cook all the way through).
• 4. Spoon the fruit into eight 8-ounce ramekins and place them on a baking sheet. Evenly sprinkle the crumbs on top of the fruit. Bake the crisps until the filling is bubbling and the topping is browned, about 40 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

PEAR AND DRIED CHERRY CRISP WITH COCONUT-ALMOND TOPPING

Steps:

• For Topping:
• Mix flour, sugar, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg in medium bowl. Add chilled butter and rub with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add shredded coconut and sliced almonds and rub mixture with fingertips until small clumps form. (Topping can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• For Fruit:
• Preheat oven to 375° F. Butter 13 x 9x2-inch glass baking dish. Toss pears, cherries, sugar, flour and spices in large bowl. Transfer to prepared dish. Dot with butter. Sprinkle topping over. Bake until topping browns and juices thicken, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve with ice cream.

PEAR, DRIED CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE CHUNK CRISP

Steps:

• For Topping
• Mix first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until moist clumps form. Mix in nuts and chocolate. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• For Filling
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Combine all ingredients except frozen yogurt in large bowl; mix well.
• Transfer filling to dish. Sprinkle topping over. Baked until pears are tender and topping is golden and crisps, about 55 minutes. Cool at least 20 minutes. Serve with frozen yogurt or ice cream.