On her blog, Heidi Swanson a six recipe sampler of her new book Super Natural Every Day. The sampler includes Tutti-Frutti Crumble. I wanted to try this recipe for last night’s Shabbat meal but lacked three ingredients: rolled oats, dried currants and Beaujolais wine. Yet, since I had all the other red fruits, I thought it would be a shame not to try it all the same.
I decided to do away with the dried currants altogether and use ground almonds instead of rolled oats and peach liquor instead of Beaujolais wine. I had an unopened bottle of this light liquor in the pantry and thought that it would go well with the other summer flavors in the crumble. I also omitted the poppy seeds included in the original recipe even though I had some. It turned out to be a lovely crumble and one that could be a nice dessert in a Shavuot menu.
So here is my own version of Tutti-Frutti Crumble:
adapted from Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Everyday
Ingredients:
3/4 cup / 3 oz / 85 g spelt flour
1/2 cup / 1.5 oz / 45 g ground almonds
1/2 cup / 2.5 oz / 70 g natural cane sugar
1/3 cup / 2.5 oz / 70 g salted butter, melted
1 tablespoon all-natural potato starch
1/3 cup / 1.5 oz / 45 g natural cane sugar or muscovado sugar
11/2 cups / 6 oz / 170 g raspberries
11/2 cups / 6 oz / 170 g strawberries, hulled and quartered
1/4 cup / 60 ml peach liquor
Preheat the oven to 375°F / 190°C with a rack in the middle of the oven. Butter an 8-inch / 20cm square baking dish.
To make the crumble, mix together the flour, ground almonds and sugar in a bowl. Use a fork to stir in the melted butter. Divide the mixture into three portions and use your hands to form three patties. Place the patties in the bowl and freeze for at least 10 minutes, or until you are ready to bake.
Make the filling by whisking together the potato starch and sugar in a large bowl. Add the raspberries, strawberries and cherries and toss until evenly coated. Wait 3 minutes, add the liquor, and toss again.
Transfer the filling to the prepared baking dish. Remove the topping from the freezer and crumble it over the filling, making sure you have both big and small pieces.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the topping is deeply golden and the fruit juices are vigorously bubbling. Let cool a little before serving, 20 to 30 minutes.
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I love the idea of adding the peach liquor. Great recipe and improvisation.
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Very creative. Your raspberry photo is making me hungry. Peach liquor sounds lovely.
The photo isn’t mine. I was too busy on Friday to take photos. The whole thing is lovely and with so much fruit and less flour and sugar it seems healthier than a cake.
I like the idea of peach liqueur with the berries and also like the use of almonds instead of oatmeal. I have made fruit crumble with peaches and raspberries and it is a great combo. This would be lovely with vanilla ice cream.
I agree the almond touch is a nice addition.
What a stunning photo!!! I got so distracted that I need to go back and read the actual post.
Unfortunately the photo isn’t mine. I found it on Wikimedia Commons.
Sorry, I had a hard time concentrating on what you wrote after that photo at the top! Gorgeous! I am a huge fan of raspberries, and that is really distracting 🙂
Everyone seems to fall for the photo, which I did not take. 😉
This sounds delicious…and with the peach liquor…I am drooling.
Lovely photo.
It really is lovely. I know I’ll make it again.
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This recipe looks great! Just wanted to share Jewish Woman magazine’s article by Jayne Cohen about everything you need to know to make blintzes, original recipes, tips and tricks. You can check it out here: http://www.jwi.org/Page.aspx?pid=2875.