Recipe 35

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Recipe name and category: Pear Crisp

No. of servings: 8

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Recipe ingredients and directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Pear Mixture:

1 cup granulated sugar

2 tbs all-purpose flour

2 cups sliced pears (Barlett, Packum; about 4 medium)

½ tsp ground cinnamon

dash salt

In a small bow, mix together granulated sugar, flour, sliced pears, cinnamon and salt. Spread in a greased 9” x 9” baking pan.

Topping:

1/3 cup old-fashioned or quick oatmeal, uncooked

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 tsp baking soda

1/3 tsp baking powder

4 tbs butter-DO NOT SUBSTITUTE

Mix oatmeal, brown sugar, flour, baking soda and baking powder together. Add the butter and work in until the mixture is like coarse crumbs.

Spread the mixture over the pears and pat firmly, covering all the pears. Bake about 40 minutes.

Cream or French Vanilla Ice Cream (OPTIONAL)

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Recipe anecdote: This is a very simple and easy dessert recipe, don’t be thrown off by all the ingredients. When shopping for the pears, they need to be quite firm, not soft. My family likes to have this served with a scoop of French Vanilla Ice Cream on top. It is a very light yet satisfying summer dessert.