Name: Apple Crisp
Ingredients: butter for greasing baking pan; ½ lemon, zested and juiced; ½ cup brown sugar, packed; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; ½ teaspoon salt; 3-4 apples, approx. 4 cups once sliced; ½ cup King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour; ½ cup granola or rolled oats; 4 tablespoons unsalted cultured butter, cut into small cubes; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ cup chopped pecans

Apple Crisp

Equipment

9"x9" baking pan

Ingredients

butter for greasing baking pan

Filling

½ lemon, zested and juiced
½ cup brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
3-4 apples, approx. 4 cups once sliced

Topping

½ cup King Arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
½ cup granola or rolled oats
4 tablespoons unsalted cultured butter, cut into small cubes
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Butter 9"x9" baking pan.

Prepare filling

Combine lemon zest and juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in large mixing bowl.
Peel apples. Cut peeled apples in half and remove cores, stems, and remaining peel.
Cut apples halves in half again, then cut into slices approx. 3/8" thick.
Add apples to sugar mix and toss to coat.

Prepare topping

Place flour, oats or granola, butter, sugar, and cinnamon in medium mixing bowl.
Rub mixture together with fingertips to blend, breaking up clumps of brown sugar and flattening and coating pieces of butter. Continue rubbing and flattening until mixture is well combined.
Stir in chopped nuts.

Assemple crisp

Scrape apple mix into baking pan.
Cover with topping.

Bake

Bake crisp approx. 60 minutes, until apples are tender, filling is bubbling, and topping has browned.

Notes

Adapted from Desserts from the Famous Loveless Cafe, Alisa Huntsman.