The Blessing of Pears

Recently Grandpa and Grandma blessed us with some pears from their pear tree.  So, being inspired from An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott, that we read on Thanksgiving day, we made pear slump.  It was delicious.  It is always fun when they share a recipe in the back of a book.  Breanna altered the recipe a bit to make it a little less sweet and we used pears instead of apples because that is what we had.  Yum Yum!  Thanks for sharing the pears Grandpa and Grandma.  Here is the recipe to share with all of you.

Pear Slump
What you need:
6 cups sliced pears
1/2 cup sucanot or brown sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour or white
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup evaporated cane or sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup melted butter


What to do:
1.  Pare, core and slice the pears.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9 X 13 baking dish with butter or cooking spray. 
3. In a small bowl, mix the sucanot, nutmeg, cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon salt.  Sprinkle mixture over the pears and stir to mix.
4.  Bake pears uncovered until thy are soft, about 20 minutes.
5.  While the pears are baking, sift together into a bowl the flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and sugar.   Mix into this the beaten egg, milk, and melted butter.  Stir gently.
6.  Spread this mixture over the pears and continue baking until the top is brown and crusty ( about 25 minutes).
7.  Serve with milk or whipped cream. 

This recipe could be used with any fruit.  Enjoy and thanks again Grandpa and Grandma for sharing your pears with us!