nectarine and apricot crumble

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Firstly Id like to kick off by wishing you a very happy new year. I hope 2013 is all it’s cracked up to be for you. I for one and very excited about it. There is the cathartic ushering out of the old and the welcoming in of the new which I like, and whilst I don’t ever make or stick to resolutions anymore, I do like to take stock at this time and think ahead about goals I have for the upcoming year.

And OMG I have so many.

I’m also not one to predict food trends for the next 365 days, frankly I don’t have access to the data and am simply not qualified to do so. I believe unless you are immersed in the subject of trend forecasting, work in research, for a major food corporate or magazine, it is not your place to regurgitate what you read on the internet in an attempt to make yourself look important and knowledgeable about food.

Sure I’m fascinated with the food trends out there and read about them all the time. We can all make observations about what we see, read and experience around us, but to attempt to predict what will become hot over the next year and what will not is just annoying.

The best article I have read so far on it is Bon Appetit’s 25 Food trends for 2013. I was tickled to see the Paloma as rated the new #1 cocktail. I posted about how to make the perfect Paloma in March last year and its now ranked as my number one blog post with 28 thousand pins. A sign of the times perhaps, or is Drizzle & Dip bang on trend?

Anyway I digress,  let’s get back to the business of making deliciousness, and I have decided to kick off the year on a sweet note. Last year my first recipe was also a dessert and funnily enough of the boozy fruit variety too. You will find boozy- fruit dessert recipes an ongoing ‘trend’ on Drizzle & Dip.

Mildly obsessed with all manner of apple crumble, the combination of nectarines and apricots in a pie just felt right. Of course I added a splash of booze, and Kirsch (cherry) goes so well with these flavours.

I tend to keep my tarts fairly tart, so if you like them sweeter, you may want to up the sugar in the filling to 100ml. I also leave the skins on as they don’t bother me, but if you would like your filling less rustic, I would suggest removing the skins by pouring boiling water over the fruit and then peeling the skins off.

Recipe | makes 1 pie

crumble:

  • 1/4 cup almond flour / ground almonds
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 120g cold butter
  • 1/2 t cinnamon

filling:

  • 5-6 nectarines cut into 8 wedges
  • 6 – 8 apricots cut into quarters
  • 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar
  • 2 T kirsch (totally optional)

Pre heat the oven to 180C. Toss the fruit in a bowl with the sugar and the Kirsch and allow it to macerate a bit while you make the crumble.

To make the crumble simply put all the ingredients for this into a food processor and pulse until you have a fine crumb.

Tip the filling contents into an appropriately sized pie or oven dish and top with the crumble topping which you can spread evenly over the top. Bake for around 30 – 35 minutes until the topping is golden and the filling is just starting to bubble up the sides of the dish.

Adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream is almost obligatory.

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11 Comments

  1. I never make any New Year resolutions any more either. They are a great way to set ourselves up for failure and why do that to ourselves? I think it is great to have short and long term goals but they should be in place all year so that we feel we are moving forward.
    I will read that article on food trends but I think it’s really important for us bloggers to try to stay away from trends, otherwise we have tens of thousands of bloggers creating the same dishes and that already happens. I think it’s great if each blogger can take their own path and not worry about what others are doing. One of the reasons I like your blog is because I don’t see the trends here, even though you might have been a trendsetter with that cocktail. LOL.

  2. Hey Suzie, Happy New year. I totally agree with what you say, and we need to find some excitement in what we love. I just tend to make food that I like to eat, or want to eat, or play around with ingredients that I have in abundance or have never used before. No plan. I hope 2013 is filled with deliciousness for you. x

  3. Love such kind of old fashion comfort food! Hope you have a fantastic New Year and I am sure you will keep rocking 🙂

  4. I must, must, try this! A splash of Kirsch will go a long way!

  5. Deliciousness, as always!! Happy 2013 to you, Sam!!

  6. Thank you and happy new year to you too 🙂

  7. All the best for 2013 & love the variety of eggless recipes you have posted–Thanks

  8. Simply stunning – hope 2013 is a cracker year for you my friendx

  9. HI Usha, all the best to you too, I hope its filled with much joy and happiness. x

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