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November 9, 2008 I bought a large bag of red apples from my local farm stand this week. They weren't labeled and the girl at the counter was unable to tell what variety they were, but they looked and tasted like McIntosh. Not the best apples I've had but they weren't bad. It's Sunday and I found myself staring at the last 5. They didn't look all that great at this point but I figured they would be good if I baked them. I don't much care for regular baked apples so that was out. I didn't feel much like making a pie crust but the idea of the filling sounded too good to pass up. I figured I would just wing it and bake them in a skillet along with a couple of ripe bosc pears and a crumb topping. What could be better on a cold, rainy fall day?? I peeled and chopped the fruit then added the medium-large chunks to a hot cast iron skillet with some melted butter. A little white and dark brown sugar and some spices and it started smelling like pie. In hind sight, I probably wouldn't have sauteed the fruit before until softened before baking in the oven. Don't get me wrong, it was delicious but the fruit didn't have any crunch and I think I would have preferred it to have a little bite. Ken and I just scooped out a portion and ate it as is but I'm certain the addition of some vanilla ice cream and/or homemade whipped cream would make it even better.
Apple & Pear Skillet Crumble 5-7 small apples, any variety,
peeled, cored and chopped into medium-large chunks
For the topping: Preheat the oven to 350F. Melt the butter in a cast iron skillet (if you are lucky enough to have one, otherwise any oven-safe skillet will do). Add the chopped apples and pears along with the lemon juice, sugars, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sautee very briefly to give the fruit a golden sear and remove from the heat. Mix together the flour and
cubes of cold butter. Blend with either a pastry blender or your fingers
to completely coat the butter. You should see pea sized crumbs. Add
the sugars and spice. Sprinkle over the fruit in the skillet and bake for
20 minutes.
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