Finally Friday . . .

I'm always so happy when Friday finally rolls around.  I'm not sure why, I think it's a throwback from when I was working!  But, nevertheless, it always makes me smile.

Hey, it's officially Fall!!  For me, that means it's time to break out the decorations, and start making all things pumpkin-spice...or at least, spicy.

Last week, I got a big box of pears, and they were beauties!

Sometimes I forget how much I love pears, until I cute one up take a bite into one,  and let the yummy juices just drip down my chin! I can remember my mother canning pears, it was never my favorite job, because of the drippiness!

Years ago, when my son was little, he had some kind of virus, and had terrible sores in his mouth.  I called the doctor and he told me that it was a tummy virus, and that pear juice was really good for the tummy.  It was in August, and pears were just coming on...they were a life saver, and helped clear up the sores in his mouth.  I'm not sure why, probably because they are a mild fruit and don't have a lot of acid in them, but they did the trick!

I canned most of the pears, about 14 quarts, and froze about 2 gallons to use later.  Of course I left some out to eat fresh... ;0)

Today, I'm going to make, Brown Butter Pear Crisp, doesn't that sound delicious?!  The recipe if from Life Made Simple - here's the recipe!

photograph from, Life Made Simple

Browned Butter Pear Crisp

Pear filling:

6 Bosc or Bartlett pears, cored and cut into 1/4" slices

1 Tbl. lemon juice

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1 1/2 Tbl. corn starch

1 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp. ground cardamom (optional)

Topping:

1/3 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 c. old fashioned oats

1/2 c. brown sugar, packed

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

4 Tbl (1/2 stick) butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Set aside an 8x8 square baking dish or a medium size gratin dish.  IN a large mixing bowl, toss the pears in the lemon juice.  In a small mixing bowl whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and cardamom.  Sprinkle over the pears and toss to coat, pour into the baking dish.  In a medium size mixing bowl whisk together the flour, oats, brown sugar,  salt,  baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon; set aside.

In a small saucepan set over medium heat, add the butter.  Heart until the butter foams then begins to brown and become speckled ( about 3-5 minutes), whisking every so often.  Pour into the bowl with the topping ingredients and mix until crumbles form.  Sprinkle over the filling.  Place in the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until pears are tender and topping is golden brown.  Remove from the oven and allow to cool 20 minutes, serve warm.

Have a wonderful week-end...be safe~

**  I made the pear crisp and it was amazing...its a keeper!

Hugs and Love,

Barb