Nectarine Crisp

Name: Nectarine Crisp
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; Scant ⅛ cup chopped walnuts, lightly toasted; 1 cup brown sugar; ¼ teaspoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon lemon or orange zest; Pinch of salt; 6 cups sliced unpeeled nectarines; 7 tablespoons white sugar; 1 tablespoon kirsch; 1 cup plus 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour; ⅓ pound unsalted butter; 5 tablespoons brown sugar; ⅓ cup all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back to Square One

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1992

About

A classic summer dessert. Peaches, apricots, plums, and berries will work as well. Serve with cream or ice cream.

Ingredients

Streusel Topping

⅓ pound unsalted butter
5 tablespoons brown sugar
7

Dessert
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Procedure

For the topping, beat the butter and sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon and mix well. Add walnuts and mix to combine. Loosely pack the streusel mixture into a shallow container and freeze until firm.

Meanwhile for the filling lightly butter a 9