This is one of those recipes that we cooked on the run, part-making-do, part amalgamation of well-loved recipes. Pears… because we had a huge bowl of pears to use;

Citrus… because we love the citrus sauce from an Ina Garten fruit crisp recipe;

Almond… because there’s a Nigel Slater almond crumble topping we’ve been wanting to cook. It didn’t disappoint.

Pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
For the sauce:-
Juice and zest of an orange
Juice and zest of a lemon
1 heaped tbsp plain flour
For the topping:-
120g plain flour
85g cold butter, cut into cubes
4 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp ground almonds

Set the oven to 180°C/Gas 4.

Put the pear chunks into a bowl, add the citrus juice and zest. Stir to combine. Add the tbsp of flour. Stir again, then tip into your baking dish. To make the topping, put the flour and butter into…