Recipe: Stone Fruit Crumble

Nectarine-plum crumble*

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Cooling time: 20 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

Topping:
1 cup each: granulated sugar, light brown sugar, flour, oatmeal

1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 8 tsp. salt
2 sticks (1 cup) butter, chilled, cut into pieces
1/2 cup toasted pecans or almonds or shredded coconut, optional

Filling:
A combination of stone fruits pitted, peeled**, and sliced
About 12 large, enough to completely cover the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking pan.
1/4 cup each: sugar, orange juice
3 Tbsps. flour
1 piece (1 inch long) ginger root, grated or 1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. For topping, combine the sugars, flour, oatmeal, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter in small amounts just until crumbly. (Do not overmix.) Stir in nuts or coconut; set aside.

2. For filling, combine the plums, nectarines, sugar, orange juice, flour and ginger in a large bowl; transfer to a greased 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle topping over fruit mixture.

3. Bake until top is browned, crisp and fruit bubbles in the center, about 35 minutes; cool 20 minutes before serving.

*I use any stone fruit in season.

**I like to leave the peel on--why not?

Comments

[ellen b]

I should listen to my own advice. I said "Don't go back to Kim's blog and look at that cobbler! Don't do it" Well I should have listened... :0(

[heidi]

Mmm- this looks good- really good!

[eija]

This is pretty much what I do with apples - just with nuts. Tastes amazing with some vanilla ice-cream :)

And your new banner, it's great!

[The Arthur Clan]

Sounds completely yum! I love the plate you served it on as well.

Angie in OH

[Ann]

I'd never have thought of the fruit combination. I baked a crumble with the same fruits this evening - it's nearly all gone!