Peach Crumble

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2006

Soggy topping and flavorless filling are the norm for this simple dessert. How do you make crumble crisp and the peaches actually taste like, well, peaches?

SERVES 4 to 6

Peach Crumble

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our peach crumble recipe, we wanted to get a good result every time with peaches that varied in sweetness and juiciness. Solving this problem involved letting peeled, sliced peaches macerate in sugar for half an hour before draining the...

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