Saturday, June 12, 2010

Berry Crumbles

Ingredients:

For the fruit:
  • 1 pint fresh raspberries
  • 1 pint fresh blackberries
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3  cup all-purpose flour
For the crumble:
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar 
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed 
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt 
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal 
  • 1/2 pound (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, diced
Directions: 
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place the fruit in  a large bowl and toss gently with zest, juice, sugar and flour.  Allow mixture to sit for 5 minutes.  Spoon the mixture into ramekins.  
  3. For the topping, combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and cold butter in the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with a paddle attachment or food processor.  Mix on low speed for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the mixture is in large crumbles.  Sprinkle evenly over the fruit, lightly packing and covering the fruit completely.  
  4. Place  the ramekins on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 40-45 minutes, until the tops are browned and fruit is bubbly. Serve warm or at room temperature.
*Note: The juicier the fruit (such as peaches), use more flour.  Use 1/2 cup of flour instead of 1/3 cup of flour.

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