Apple Crisp I

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

Steps

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   Sprinkle the topping onto the apples. You may pat it down just a bit.

5. 5

   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.