KPK COOKS!

I have an obsession with crisps.  I think I have tried every fruit and this might be a favorite.  I made this for our traditional fish fry with friends. They catch the fish and I bring the dessert!

Wet Ingredients:

• 1 cup dried cherries 
• 1 c. boiling water 
• 2 pounds pitted sweet cherries
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Dry Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup cornmeal or rolled oats 
• 3/4 flour 
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 7 tablespoons butter

Combine dried cherries and boiling water in small bowl, cover and let stand for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine dried cherries with soaking liquid, 2 pounds cherries, 2/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, vanilla and cinnamon in a large bowl; stir well. Let stand for 15 minutes.  Pour cherry mixture into 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake for 40 minutes until bubbly.  While cherry mixture is cooking, combine cornmeal, 3/4 cup flour, brown sugar, almonds and salt and stir well.  Cut in butter making a crumb mixture.  Remove cherry mixture from oven and sprinkle evenly with streusel topping. Bake an additional 20 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.