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Sat, 27 Aug 2005
Fruit Desserts
Yesterday, I was able to secure about 10 freshly picked pears from Khan and Christine after attending their pool party (they said I could return and pick more off their densely packed and visibly burdened pear tree; an offer I may just seriously take them up on). Today, I decided to make the best use I could with my harvest. I didn't have enough for a pie, nor did I have enough for a tart (what I picked transformed itself into 3 cups of thin pear slices when all was said and done). But after searching a few cookbooks, I stumbled across an "Old-Fashioned Pear and Tart Cherry Crisp" recipe in the Better Homes & Gardens New Baking Book. I had completely forgotten about Fruit Crisps... my mother made then quite often for us (Apple Crisp, Pear Crisp, Peach Crisp) when we were growing up (perhaps therein lies the roots of my affinity for fruit desserts?). After quickly scouring the ingredients list and mentally noting what I lacked, I set out for the grocery store. I returned and whipped the crisp up in about half of an hour and then had to wait another 40 minutes for it to bake. Well, the result was quite fantastic (I had it with a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream). The pear and tart cherry combination was very complimentary. I wasn't particularly overwhelmed by the topping that the recipe produced, so I think I'll have to improvise one of my own and then combine that with the fruit mixture from this recipe. I'll post my final recipe here when I've completed it. Stay tuned.
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