Pear Crumble

I love Fall...it is my favorite season. The leaves, the change in the weather, all of it!  What do I also love in the fall...the end of the dreaded pear canning season. Don't get me wrong, I love pears. I DO NOT like canning them.....ugh...peeling...touching them a bazillion times. So what do I do with the last bunch of pears? I make Pear Crumble!  It is delicious! I use the nice, ripe pears and some apple pie spices with a yummy crumble recipe from Mel's kitchen cafe...one of my favorite blogs! So, hears to the last of the pears! Huzzah, Huzzah!

Pear Crumble

10-12 firm, ripe pears, peeled and quartered

3/4 cup sugar (more or less depending on sweetness of fruit)

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

1/4 c. flour

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. cinnamon
1 t. freshly grated ginger

pinch of nutmeg

Combine the dry ingredients together and gently mix with the fruit being careful not to break it up.

Pour into a  greased 18x20 baking dish. Prepare the crumble.

Crumble

1 1/2 c. oats
1 1/2 c. flour

3/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. brown sugar

1 c. melted butter

Mix all together and pour on the fruit in the baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until brown and bubbly.

crumble recipe from Mel's Kitchen Cafe.

Rhubarb Crumble

Today was a warm and cloudy day. My little rhubarb plant has been sending out rhubarb pretty well. I made a rhubarb strawberry pie last week and it was yummy....but....no one eats the crust but me..and the dog! So...when they asked me to make a pie again I thought...nope! I'm not gonna do it! I made rhubarb crumble instead and it turned out great. I made this up...so my measurements are probably not exact enough for some.

Rhubarb Crumble

Strawberries-washed and cut into chunks. (I used 2 of the plastic clamshells from Winco)

Rhubarb-5 good sized stalks of rhubarb. I peeled the skin and strings off.

1 1/2 c. sugar

3/4 c. Minute tapioca

1/2 t. salt

Mix that all well and let it sit for 30-40 minutes to juice up and start getting the tapioca plumped up.

Pour into a pie dish and top with the following crumble.

1 1/2 c. flour

1 c. sugar

3/4 c. butter

1 t. salt

Mix dry in food processor and mix till blended. Add butter and pulse until it make crumbly stuff.

Put on pie and bake @ 350 degrees for about 35-40 minutes or till the pie bubbles and makes a mess in the oven!