Autumn Fruit Crisp

Name: Autumn Fruit Crisp
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar, divided; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons anise seeds; 12 teaspoon ground ginger; 12 cup cold butter, cut into cubes; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 6 apples, peeled,cored and thinly sliced; 4 pears, peeled,cored and thinly sliced; 2 cups cranberries

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons anise seeds
12 teaspoon ground ginger
12 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 apples, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
4 pears, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
2 cups cranberries

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2

In a medium bowl, stir together 3/4 cup sugar, flour, anise seeds and ginger until well combined.
3

Using your fingers, blend in butter until mixture is in pea-sized pieces.
4

In a medium bowl, stir together remaining sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon.
5

Toss with apples, pears and cranberries in a large bowl.
6

Turn into a dish about 10 inches round and about 2 inches deep.
7

Crumble topping over fruit.
8

Set dish on a baking sheet to catch any spills and bake in preheated oven 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until topping is brown and filling is hot.
9

Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or frozen yogurt.