DESSERT: This is a good example of fruit crumble that is delicious and full of wholesome goodness.

APPLE AND PEAR CRISP

 

 

 

 

4 cups peeled and sliced apples                      

2 cups sliced pears

1 tbsp. lemon juice                                         

1 tbsp. sugar or to taste

1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon or ginger

crisp topping:

    1 cup rolled oats                             

    ½ cup wheat each flour &  wheat germs                             

    1/3 cup brown sugar

    ¼ tsp. each salt & ground ginger                                         

    1 to 2 tsp ground cinnamon

    pinch of ground clove

    ½ cup butter            

    ¼ cup sunflower seeds

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.

 

Add lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon to apples and pear slices and toss gently to coat.  Place mixture in prepare baking pan and add in enough water to cover bottom of pan.

 

Blend oats, flour, wheat germs, brown sugar, salt and spices together. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender/cutter, and blend until mixture is crumbly and resembles coarse meal. Stir in sunflower seeds.

 

Sprinkle topping mixture evenly over apples and pears. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden and fruit is tender. Serve warm with a swirl of yoghurt.