Cook the Book: Apple (or Pear) Bacon Crisp

Name: Cook the Book: Apple (or Pear) Bacon Crisp
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms to 12 ripe apples or pears (about; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 59 milliliters Muscovado (or any other natural dark) brown sugar; 296 milliliters flour; 177 milliliters golden raisins; 170 grams sliced Arkansas peppered or long pepper bacon (about 3 to 4 slices), diced; 0 teaspoons fine sea salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Cook the Book: Apple (or Pear) Bacon Crisp is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe makes 6 servings with 545 calories, 8g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up golden raisins, butter, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Pour the bourbon over the raisins, mix well and set aside to soak for a minimum of 15 minutes, on up to a couple of hours (longer is better in my taste, but if you forget to do it ahead the shorter time will work just fine).

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Bourbon

Raisins

Dredge the bacon in 3/4 cup of brown sugar and lay on a foil-lined baking sheet with a lip.

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Brown Sugar

Bacon

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Sprinkle any of the remaining brown sugar over the top.

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Brown Sugar

Bake for 20 minutes or until very dark brown, crisp and caramelized. Carefully remove from oven and allow to cool.

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Oven

While bacon is cooking, slice the fruit (skin on) directly into a 9-inch round pan. After you've covered the bottom of the pan, sprinkle on some of the raisins, then add a bit of the bourbon and cinnamon.

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Cinnamon

Bourbon

Raisins

Bacon

Fruit

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Frying Pan

Add another layer of fruit, then the remaining raisins and cinnamon.

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Cinnamon

Raisins

Fruit

Sprinkle the balance of the bourbon over the top and dot with the butter. (The sliced fruit may pile up over the lip of the pan, but it will settle while baking.)

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Bourbon

Butter

Fruit

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle the candied bacon slices over the top.

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Bacon

Reduce the oven temperature to 375°F.

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Oven

Make the streusel by combining the butter, flour, salt, and sugars in a mixer or food processor. The mixture should be crumbly and somewhat dry.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Blender

Sprinkle over the top of the apple mixture in the pan and pat down lightly. Go around the edges, pressing the streusel into the fruit to seal.

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Apple

Fruit

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Frying Pan

Place the dish in the oven uncovered and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the juices are bubbling up around the edges and the streusel is nicely browned.

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Oven

Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes.

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Serve warm, with optional ice cream or gelato.

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Gelato