Ingredients

  • 6 cups summer fruit *, washed and de-seeded but un-peeled, and cut into 2" pieces
  • 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1 cup turbinado sugar or Demerara
  • 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg fresh, or cinnamon
  • 1 zest Grated, organic lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature, cut into pieces
  • apricots
  • nectarines
  • plums
  • figs

Method

  • Pre-heat oven to 400° F.
  • Lightly grease with butter a 9-inch cake pan, Pyrex or ceramic baking dish.
  • Fill the dish with the fruit, arranged in one big layer, up to the top.
  • In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, nutmeg (or cinnamon) and lemon zest with your hands. Now start "massaging" in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
  • Sprinkle the topping mixture evenly over the baking dish filled with the fruit, making sure all of the surface is covered, including the edges.
  • Bake about 30-35 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the fruit is tender and bubbling.
  • Serve warm with - or without - ice cream.