NECTARINE CRUMBLE

NECTARINE CRUMBLE image

Yield 8+ servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Filling
4 pound nectarines, cut into wedges
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup unbleached all purpose flour
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Crumble topping (Makes about 3 cups crumbs)
3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 pound (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 3/4-inch pieces

Steps:

Mix filling ingredients in the 13x9x2 inch pan. Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl and use a large spoon to stir them together. Add the butter pieces, stirring to coat them with the flour. Rub the butter pieces and flour between your thumb and fingertips or cut them together with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form that are about 1/2 to 3/4 inch in size, there is no loose flour, and the mixture looks pale yellow rather than white. Spread the crumbs evenly over the apple mixture. Baked for 40+ minutes at 350. Had to turn on broiler to make top brown.