Harvard Farmers Market

Visit Thoreau Foods booth for some very special granola to use in place of rolled oats for the topping! Thanks to Lisa Frackiewicz for this recipe.

Image from Parents.com

Ingredients:

For the pears:

6-8 ripe pears

1 T lemon juice

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. ground nutmeg

For the topping:

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup rolled oats

1 stick unsalted butter, cold, diced

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.. Butter a 9 x 13 baking dish.

Peel, core, and cut pears into large wedges. Combine the pears with lemon juice and spices, and pour into the dish. For topping, combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and cold butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the mixture is crumbly and the butter is the size of peas. (you can also do this with a fork). Spoon evenly over the pears.

Put dish on a sheet pan and bake for 1 hour until the top is brown and the pears are bubbly. Serve warm and enjoy!