Red And Green Grape Crisp Food

GRAPE APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Peel and core apples, then cut into thin slices and place in a large bowl.
• Stir in 3 TBS granulated sugar, 2 TBS flour, lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon and cardamom with the apples.
• Clean grapes and remove from stems. Cut the larger grapes in half and add all the grapes in with the apples.
• Transfer fruit mixture into a 9-inch baking dish.
• In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 cup flour, oatmeal, almond slices, 1/4 cup sugar, brown sugar and salt.
• Using your fingers, squeeze butter into the flour mixture until it resembles pebbles.
• Sprinkle the topping evenly over the fruit and bake until browned and bubbly, about 1 hour.
• Serve warm or cool to room temperature.

RED AND GREEN GRAPE CRISP

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Toss grapes with sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot. Bring to a boil, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally. Continue to boil, covered, stirring occasionally, until grapes begin to burst, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Transfer grapes with a slotted spoon to a colander set over a bowl and drain 15 minutes, then return juices in bowl to pot.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Boil juices, uncovered, until syrupy and reduced to about 2 cups, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Stir together Cognac and cornstarch until smooth and whisk into grape syrup. Boil, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Stir grapes into syrup, then spoon filling into a 3-quart shallow baking or gratin dish.
• Make topping while juices are reducing:
• Pulse together flour, brown sugar, oats, butter, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to a bowl and stir in pecans.
• Bake crisp:
• Sprinkle topping evenly over filling and bake in middle of oven until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling, about 20 minutes.

RED AND GREEN GRAPE GRATIN

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the yolks until they are combined, add the granulated sugar, a little at a time, beating, and beat the mixture until it is light and lemon colored. Add the cornstarch and the flour, a little at a time, beating, and beat the mixture until it is combined well. Add the milk, scalded, in a stream, beating, and beat the mixture until it is combined well. In a heavy saucepan bring the mixture to a boil, stirring, add the zest, and simmer the mixture, stirring, for 3 minutes. (The mixture will be thick and custardlike.) Remove the pan from the heat and beat in the vanilla. Strain the pastry cream through a fine sieve into a bowl and chill it, its surface covered with a buttered round of wax paper, for 1 hour. Arrange the grapes in the bottom of a 6-cup flameproof gratin dish, spoon the pastry cream over them, spreading it evenly, and sprinkle the almonds over the cream. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the almonds and broil the gratin under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until it is bubbly and golden on top.