Nutty Pear and Lemon Crumble

2 lemons, juice and zest
2 lbs. pears, peeled, cored, and chopped
3 T. honey or sugar
1 t. powdered ginger
5 oz. butter, melted
6 oz. whole wheat flour or pinhead oatmeal
2 oz. sugar
Pinch of salt
3 oz. rubbed hazelnuts

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Prepare the pears and coat with the lemon juice, zest, honey, and ginger. Place in an ovenproof dish.

Mix the melted butter with the flour to form a breadcrumb-like texture. Mix in the sugar, salt, and hazelnuts.

Pour the crumble mixture over the pears. Bake for 50 minutes or until slightly browned on top.

Serve with custard or ice cream.

Serves 4.

Adapted from Entertaining with Friends, p. 39.