Pear & Cranberry Crisp

Stuff you'll need....
For the topping
1 cupunbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 cupgolden brown sugar firmly squished
1/2 cupoats
1/4 tbssalt
1/2 cupunsalted butter
For the filling
7large firm ripe pears (about 3 ½ lbs.) peeled and cored, cut into pieces
1 cupfresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cupsugar
2 tbs.unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 tsp.ground cinammon
1/2 tsp.ground nutmeg

Topping: combine topping ingredients in mixer and run till it resembles coarse meal.

Filling: preheat oven to 350o degrees F. Grease 8" square cake pan or glass dish. Toss all filling ingredients together and press into dish.

Sprinkle topping evenly over filling and bake for about 1 hour. Great with vanilla yoghurt or ice cream!

Here's Eve sampling this one: