Thursday, August 21, 2008

Simply Summer

One of our favorite summer recipes is a simple fruit crumble. It is a wonderful way to highlight seasonal fruit - without the fuss of pastry. With peaches at their August peak, our oven has been working over-time.



Simple Fruit Crumble
serves 6 to 8, 10 min. prep, 1 hr. total time

4-5 peaches (blueberries are another favorite)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup + 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
pinch of salt
5-6 tablespoons of cold butter, cut in small pieces
1. preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. halve, pit, peel and thinly slice peaches
3. place peaches in 9-inch baking dish and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of flour
4. mix remaining flour, sugar, salt and spices in bowl
5. add butter and mix with pastry cutter or hands until butter resembles course meal
6. for extra crunch, squeeze small bits of topping together - yummy!
7. refrigerate crumble topping for 20-30 minutes
8. top peaches with crumble and bake for 20-25 minutes, until bubbling and golden

Enjoy!

2 comments:

Lyndsay Almeida said...

thank you for the sweet comment about my picture on scarlett's blog! i wish i was a good cook, but recipes with more than a few ingredients intimidate me!

Anna said...

i'm gonna make this one tonight! mmmmm