Photo: c. foodblogchef 2019
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APPLE CRISP
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
8-10 medium cooking apples like Braeburn, Cortland or Granny Smith apples (I use Cortland)
¼ cup walnuts or pecans
¼ cup slivered or chopped almonds
¼ cup flaked coconut
2 cups raw oats like Quaker Oats
½ cup brown sugar + 2 tablespoons
¾ cup flour
½ cup butter
2 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
juice of half a lemon
½ cup apple juice or cider
*While preparing the Crisp and Apples, preheat the oven to 375.
For the Crisp:
Directions:
1. Melt the butter and mix well with the brown sugar.
2. Mix together the oats, flour, nuts, coconut.
3. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon and ½ teaspoon of salt.
4. Add the butter-sugar sauce to the dry ingredients and mix well.
For the Apple filling:
Directions:
1. Peel and core the apples, slice the apples about a 1/4 inch thick, add to a large bowl, and coat with the lemon juice.
2. Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and ½ teaspoon of nutmeg and mix well.
Assemble the Apple Crisp:
1. Spread the apple mixture in a 9 x 12 inch Pyrex baking dish.
2. Cover with the oats and nuts mixture.
3. Pour ½ cup of cider or apple juice over the Apple Crisp and bake on the oven middle shelf for 40-45 minutes, or until the apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
*Note: serve warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, or whipped cream, or yogurt.