Pepper's Can't-Fail Apple Crisp
Who doesn't like apple crisp? I haven't met a person yet who doesn't love this recipe. It's easy, too--and has a great fall feeling that's perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations.
Servings: 6
Cost: $11 (plus $4 for ice cream or whipped cream)
Equipment
- Prep a 1.5-2 quart baking dish by lightly buttering it
Ingredients
- 6 large, crisp Granny Smith apples may substitute any crisp, firm, tart apple
- 1 C white sugar, divided into two half-cup portions
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground clove
- 2 tbsp lemon juice (optional) reduces browning of apples before cooking
- 3/4 C all-purpose flour, sifted
- 6 tbsp butter, softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter the baking dish.
- Peel, core, and slice the apples into a large bowl. Take care to make sure slices are similar in size.
- Mix in one half-cup of the sugar, the spices, and the lemon juice.
- Pour the apples into the greased casserole dish.
- Combine the remaining sugar, flour and the butter until crumbly, using a pastry cutter. (If you don't have a pastry cutter, use two butter knifes or just work the dough (quickly, so butter doesn't melt!) with your fingers.
- Spread the crumbled butter and flour mixture over the apples. Bake in a 350-degree (preheated) oven for about 45 minutes, until the apples are tender, the topping is brown, and you can smell the delicious apples and their spices!
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