Ingredients
Fruit base:
2 apples (Northern Spy best or Mutsu, Ida Red, Empire, Granny Smith)
2 Anjou pears
1 c cranberries
1/4 c brown sugar
1 T flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
1 T grated orange rind
2 T orange juice
Topping:
1 c flour
1/2 c rolled oats
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground ginger
3/4 c butter
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Peel and slice apples and pears into a large bowl. Stir in cranberries, apples, and pears with sugar, flour, spices, orange rind, and juice. Place in buttered 11 x 7 inch (2 L) baking dish.
For topping, combine flour, oats sugar and ginger in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle on top of gruit mixture. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until fruit is softened and topping is crisp. Serve warm with ice cream.
