Rainier Cherry Crumble

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon almonds toasted finely chopped
• 7 tablespoons butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 3 pounds very cherries sweet such as rainier, pitted
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 1 cup brown sugar light packed
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 Dash salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• blender
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 40
2. Place a 9-inch cast-iron skillet in preheated oven; heat 5 minutes.
3. Remove pan from oven, and lightly coat with cooking spray.
4. Combine cornstarch, juice, dash of salt, and cherries in a large bowl, tossing well to coat.
5. Pour cherry mixture into prepared pan.
6. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
7. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through 1/8 teaspoon salt) in a medium bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
8. Sprinkle flour mixture over cherries.
9. Place skillet on a jelly-roll pan.
10. Bake at 400 for 35 minutes or until filling is thick and bubbly and topping is browned.
11. Remove from oven; let stand 20 minutes.
12. Serve warm.