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Pear and Almond Crumble

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This Pear and Almond Crumble is a perfect winter warmer, and especially good as an after dinner dessert.

820 grams	Canned Pears in natural juice, reserving 2 tablespoons of the juice
40 grams	Half Spoon Granulated Sugar (Silver Spoon) plus extra to dust
1	Lemon Juice
50 grams	Amaretti Biscuits
125 grams	Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
25 grams	Almonds flaked, toasted
0.50 tsp	Cinnamon ground
75 grams	Margarine cubed

yoghurt low fat (optional)

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Preheat the oven to 190*C, 375*F, Gas mark 5.
Slice the pears.
Toss together with 15g ( 1/2 oz) Silver Spoon Half Spoon sugar and the lemon juice.
Place in a 1.1 litre (2 pint) shallow ovenproof dish and drizzle over the reserved natural pear juice.
Roughly crumble the Amaretti biscuits making sure they do not become too powdery.
Mix with flour, remaining Silver Spoon Half Spoon sugar, toasted flaked almonds and ground cinnamon.
Rub in margarine until the mixture is crumbly and just beginning to hold together.
Spoon the topping over the pears and bake at 190°C (375°F) gas mark 5 for about 30 minutes or until the crumble is cooked (the topping will not change much in appearance).
Dust with Silver Spoon Half Spoon sugar and serve warm.
Accompany with low-fat yogurt if desired.