Thursday, August 21, 2008

A Crisp in search of 59 Candles


Reeves's Birthday dessert! 4 small pears from our tree, peeled and thinly sliced, spread on the bottom of the pan, topped with a pint of blackberries from Potomac Vegetable Farms along with some lemon juice, then topped with a crumble made of 1 c. oats, 1/2 c. whole wheat flour, 3/4 c. brown sugar, 3/4 c. almonds, and 1 t. salt, mixed with enough roasted almond oil (probably 1/4 cup or more) to make a crumble. I cooked it at 400 for about 30 minutes, until it started to brown. Surprising how sweet it was! We served it with the bottle of Mas de Gourgoinier from Les Baux that Michael had given us for our b'days.

2 comments:

Jody said...

Looks AMAZING! Too bad you didn't have 59 candles. You could just set the lawn on fire instead.
Oliver is calling for a west coast recreation...

Robin said...

I love it - - set the lawn on fire instead of having birthday candles. A Crisp Conflagration! Crisped by a Crisp!