Maple pear crunch

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupMaple syrup
1tablespoonLemon juice
4largesFirm ripe pears; cored and thinly sliced
½cupAll purpose flour
3tablespoonsYellow cornmeal
3tablespoonsBrown sugar; packed
teaspoonCinnamon
teaspoonSalt
3tablespoonsUnsalted butter; chilled and cut into small pieces

Directions

Prep: 15 min, Cook: 45 min.

Preheat oven to 375øF. Combine maple syrup and lemon juice in a heavy non-reactive saucepan. Cook over low heat 5 minutes or until very hot.

Remove from heat. Stir in pear slices and transfer to a buttered baking dish. Set aside. Combine remaining ingredients, except butter, in a food processor or bowl. Cut butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle topping over pears and bake 40 minutes or until bubbly and golden.

Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@...> on Mar 02, 1998