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Apple And Pear Pecan Nut Crumble

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  • Overview
  • Ingredients
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  • Directions

Savor the comforting flavors of apple and pear in this delectable pecan nut crumble, with a buttery topping that crisps to perfection in the oven.

Filling

  • 410 g pie apples
  • 80 g honey or soft brown sugar
  • 5 ml ground cinnamon
  • 3 pears, peeled, cored and cut into slices

Crumble

  • 150 g  butter (at room temperature)
  • 150 ml (125 g) castor sugar
  • 5 ml vanilla essence
  • 2 ml salt
  • 400 ml (210 g) self-raising flour
  • 80 g pecan nuts, coarsely chopped
  • Icing sugar for dusting

Filling

  • Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease a pie dish.
  • Mix all the filling ingredients together and spoon into the prepared pie dish. Set aside while you make the crumble.

 

Crumble

  • Cream the butter and castor sugar together until light and fluffy.
  • Add the vanilla essence and salt.
  • Mix in half of the flour, and then gradually mix in the other half. The mixture must be crumbly – add a little more self-raising flour if needed.
  • Add the pecan nuts.
  • Sprinkle the crumble on top of the apple filling and bake for about 30 minutes.
  • Cool and dust with icing sugar before serving.