Name: Pear and raspberry crumble
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 40 gram butter, plus 100 g extra, chilled, chopped; 4 just ripe large pears, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 whole star anise; 300 gram frozen raspberries; 1/2 cup almond meal (ground almonds); 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 cup plain flour; 1 cup thickened cream; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus extra, to serve

Pear and raspberry crumble

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

20M

Total

35M

Ingredients

40 gram butter, plus 100 g extra, chilled, chopped

4 just ripe large pears, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 whole star anise

300 gram frozen raspberries

1/2 cup almond meal (ground almonds)

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup plain flour

1 cup thickened cream

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus extra, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan forced. Grease a 2-litre (8-cup) shallow ovenproof dish. Place on a baking tray.

2.Melt butter in a frying pan over moderate heat. Add pear; cook. stirring for 2 minutes or until softened slightly. Add sugar and star anise; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Stir in raspberries until combined. Spoon into prepared dish.

3.Process almond meal, brown sugar and flour in a food processor until combined. Add extra butter; pulse until crumbly. Sprinkle crumble topping over pear mixture. Bake for 15 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.

4.Whip cream and cinnamon just until soft peaks form. Serve crumble with cream and sprinkled with extra cinnamon.

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