By: ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ
Staff Writer
Looks delicious right? Follow the recipe down below to try it for yourself.
Ingredients:
3 pounds apples; about 9 cups
1/4 cup apple cider or juice, or water
1/4 to 3/4 cup light brown sugar + 2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg + 1/4 teaspoon ginger + 1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
Topping:
3/4 cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour + 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats + 2/3 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon salt + 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
8 tablespoons butter, cold
1/2 cup diced pecans or walnuts (optional)
Instructions:
-Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9″ x 9″ square cake pan
-Slice the apples about 1/4″ thick. Toss them with the remaining filling ingredients, and spread them in the pan
-To make the topping, whisk together the flour, oats, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and baking powder
-Add the cold butter, working it in to make an unevenly crumbly mixture. Stir in the nuts, if you’re using them
-Spread the topping over the apples in the pan
-Set the pan on a parchment- or foil-lined cookie sheet, to catch any potential drips. Bake the crisp for about 60 minutes, till it’s bubbling and the top is golden brown
-Remove it from the oven, and allow it to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving. If you serve the crisp hot/warm, it may be quite soft. If you wait till it’s completely cool, it’ll firm up nicely. A good compromise is to wait for it to cool completely, then reheat individual portions briefly in the microwave. Vanilla ice cream is a tasty accompaniment!