Pear, Maple Syrup and Cinnamon Crumble

One of my favourite Australian Cookery authors is Belinda Jeffery who lives in beautiful Northern New South Wales and shares nourishing, delicious recipes encouraging home cooking using fresh, seasonal produce. Her simple yet flavoursome fruit crumble recipe is easy to prepare and a delight to bake.  The kitchen smells so inviting and Wilbur is always happy when dessert appears. 

If you want to read more about Belinda Jeffery – check out Belinda Jeffery website – thoroughly recommend all her cookbooks too!  And another little gem , Handmade Uki  is located in lush Northern New South Wales near Mt Warning in the Uki township filled with gorgeous handmade, artisan products lovingly sourced for the perfect gift.  

Enjoy!  Colleen

Pear Crumble by Feed Your Inner Cook 

Pear Crumble by Feed Your Inner Cook

Preparation           10 -15  minutes including peeling fruit

Cooking                  30 – 40 minutes

Serves                      6

Ingredients

1 and a bit kilos pears (6 approx) peeled, cored and cut into 1.5cm cubes.

1 small apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1.5cm cubes

100 ml  pure maple syrup

20 gram butter – melted

Zest of 1 lemon and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ tablespoons plain flour

Crumble

120 gram plain flour

80 g sugar

¼ cup rolled oats

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

120 gram butter – grated or cut into tiny chunks

2 teaspoons iced water

Garnish -  Handful flaked almonds

Method

Preheat oven to 190 ˚C and grease a ovenproof pudding dish approx. 24x16x5cm

Make the crumble

In a bowl or a food processor combine the flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon and salt then either rub the butter into the flour mixture or pulse to combine until it resembles crumbs.  

Don’t overprocess or   you could overdo it into a paste.

If using the food processor- tip mixture into a large bowl

Sprinkle iced water over the top and fork through gently for a few seconds until some lumps appear for the crumble

Make the fruit filling

In a large bowl, combine the pear and apple then pour over the maple syrup, lemon zest, lemon juice, melted butter and vanilla.

Sprinkle over the flour then fork through or use hands to mix through

Tip the fruit mixture into the prepared ovenproof dish

Sprinkle with the crumble mixture to cover, let a little crumble fall between the fruit

Then toss over the flaked almonds

Bake for approx. 30 – 40 minutes until top is golden and some of the juices bubble around the sides

Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly

Serve with custard or icecream

                                                    Enjoy!   Colleen