Pear Crisp with Oat Topping

Name: Pear Crisp with Oat Topping
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, coarsely chopped nuts, see note above; 1/2 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour (2 1/2 ounces/71 grams); 1/4 cup, packed light brown sugar (1 3/4 ounces/50 grams); 4 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1/2 cup, old-fashioned oats; 1 teaspoon, cornstarch; 2 teaspoons, fresh lemon juice from 1 lemon; 3 pounds (1361 grams), ripe but firm pears (6-7 medium), see note above

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2007

Simply substituting pears for apples in this classic American dessert is a recipe for disaster.

SERVES 6

TIME 1½ hours

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