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Apple Crisp I
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Ingredients
- 6 cups sliced and cored baking apples (for example, Granny Smith)
- ½ cup (100 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) rolled oats
- ¾ teaspoon (3 g) cinnamon
- ⅓ cup (75 g) cold butter or cold margarine
- ⅔–¾ cup (120–150 g) brown sugar
Directions
- In a medium bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, and oatmeal. If the room temperature is a bit warm, you should cool this mixture in the fridge.
- Prepare the apples. This should be completed before mixing butter into the topping. It is helpful to choose apples that do not brown quickly; Granny Smith apples are a good choice. Do not use Red Delicious apples; they turn to mush. Place the apples into a 9-inch (23 cm) square baking dish; glass is best.
- Add the butter or margarine to the topping. Mix it via a slicing action, so that the butter or margarine forms tiny little chunks and does not melt or smear. A pair of butter knives, used like scissors, is good for this. You must work quickly once you start this step.
- Sprinkle the topping onto the apples. You may pat it down just a bit.
- Bake for about 30 minutes in a 375 °F (190°C) oven. Do not remove the crisp before the top is dark brown. Black spots indicate burning. It is better to burn a few small spots, which you can then remove, than to risk undercooking the topping.
Notes
Any type of apple may be used, baking or sweet, or a mixture of types.
Cooked apple dishes are a good use for substandard apples, e.g. damaged, wrinkled & windfall.
Crisps can be made with most any sort of fruit. Pineapple is a good choice.
Some fruits, especially peaches, go better in a cobbler.
Raisins can be added to the apples at the beginning, and ½ teaspoon of powdered ginger, or a sprinkling of nutmeg can also be put in.
Mixed spice is a perfect addition to apple dishes. This is more popular in Britain than the US.