Ever Ready: Cranberry Wrap-Up

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Cranberry Wrap-Up

Cranberry Pear Crumble

Cook's notes: This crumble takes chunks of sweet pears, tart cranberries and crisp apples and tops it with a streusel-like mixture topping. It is oh so good, when served warm from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Filling Ingredients:

6 cups of tart apples, peeled and cut into chunks (about 5 apples)

2 cups of pears cut into chunks (about 4 pears)

1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries

2/3 cup white sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon or 1 tsp. Saigon Cinnamon

1/4 cup flour

1 tsp. orange zest

1 tsp. fresh lemon zest

1 TB. orange juice

1 Tb. lemon juice

Filling Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix flour, sugar, both zests, juices and cinnamon in a large bowl.

Add cut up fruits and spread evenly in a 13 x 9 baking pan.

Topping Ingredients:

1 cup of flour

1 cup brown sugar

2 cups of quick cooking dry oatmeal

¼ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

2 TB.cinnamon or 1 TB. Saigon Cinnamon

¾ stick of butter (6TB)

Topping Directions:

In a food processor pulse ingredients a few times just until there are large crumbles.

Sprinkle crumble mixture over fruit filling.

Bake uncovered about 40 minutes or until apples are tender.

Pear, Apple and Cranberry Crumble with Gingersnap Streusel (previously posted)

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Poinsettia Cocktail
A festive and quite easy drink recipe to usher in the holiday season.
In a champagne flute mix equal parts of cranberry juice and champagne. Pour on top of each glass 1 tsp. Grand Marnier,do not mix liqueur in and serve.
Salut!or Sante!