Food for the Season: Summer
Peach or Apple Crisp

This is an easy to prepare desert to satisfy the “sweet tooth”, especially of children. It is delicious either warm or cold, plain or with yogurt.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of ripe peaches or apples
• juice of one lemon
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 cup sucanat (unrefined dried cane juice)
• 1 cup of whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup ghee (clarified butter)

Preparation:

Wash, quarter and slice the fruit, thickly or thinly. Toss with lemon juice and then arrange in a 9" x 13" pan. Sprinkle on the cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg. Mix the sucanat and flour together, add the ghee and mix with your hands until the mixture is in pea-sized lumps. Sprinkle this topping onto the fruit.

Bake for about 45 minutes at 375 degrees.

To make ghee (clarified butter) heat one pound of unsalted organic butter in a heavy saucepan on medium heat. It should be hot enough to bubble and crackle. Watch carefully. We set the timer for 4-5 minute intervals. Foam will form on top and white milk solids will settle out on the bottom. When the milk solids start to turn light brown, remove from heat. This will take about 20 minutes. Cool for a few minutes and strain through a fine metal strainer into a jar. A pint Mason jar is perfect. Store in fridge (or at room temperature if you are sure all the water boiled off.) Use for cooking, on vegetables, on rice cakes, etc.