12633 Crisp Topping Makes about 2 cups; enough for a 1-quart, 8-inch, or 9-inch crisp Wed Aug 06 07:39:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 08 14:33:38 -0700 2009 Easy American Licensed http://www.chow.com/recipes/12633 Fri, 08 May 2009 21:33:38 GMT All you need is the fruit All you need is the fruit to make your next crisp a success. Fruit crisp is a hearty, more typically American rendition of the English crumble: It’s a deep-dish fruit dessert with a topping of flour, nuts, oats, sugar, butter, and spices. Like it’s name, it has a crisp, granola-like texture.

Sweet, mild fruits like pears and apples are complemented by this Crisp Topping of toasted oats, warm spices, and a buttery, brown sugar finish. Nuts are an optional but welcome addition.

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  • In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, oats, nuts (if using), salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Stir until evenly mixed. Add the butter and stir until the combination looks lumpy like gravel. Refrigerate the crumble, covered, until the fruit filling is ready to top.
    • ]]>     http://www.chow.com Ron Silver and Jen Bervin 50 Main 298 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar

    ]]>     3/4 cup allpurpose flour

    ]]>     3/4 cup rolled oats

    ]]>     1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

    ]]>     301 1/2 teaspoon salt

    ]]>     279 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    ]]>     281 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

    ]]>     308 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

    ]]>     12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted

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