Ingredients

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• 1 3/4 pounds pitted freshly picked sour cherries

• 1/2 cup chopped pistachios

• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

• 1/3 cup rolled oats

• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

• 3 tablespoons light-brown sugar

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

• Pinch of ground nutmeg or cinnamon

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Directions

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• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 

• Step 2

  Whisk the pistachios, flour, oats, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; set aside. Put butter, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium until creamy.

• Step 3

  Stir pistachio mixture into butter mixture until just combined, forming coarse crumbs. Set aside.

• Step 4

  Stir together cherries, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg or cinnamon, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Transfer cherry mixture to an 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle the topping evenly over cherry mixture. Bake until topping turns golden and cherries bubble, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack 1 hour before serving.

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