Recipe: Easy Apple Crisp
By Amanda Haas - Jul 25, 2011
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I'm usually too impatient to make a good pie crust, so a crisp is my favorite alternative. You can vary the fruits you use or even add some juicy pears to this mixture. (In the summertime, nectarine/plum is my absolute favorite.) Serve it with vanilla ice cream or a big dollop of whipped cream and you’ve got the perfect dessert for a crowd! Also, the topping freezes really well so you can make a double batch and sprinkle some on whenever you need a great dessert.
Ingredients
6 tbsp butter, cut into 1/2" chunks
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 lbs apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 tbsp granulated sugar
vanilla ice cream, such as Haagen-Dazs
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 2 to 2 ½-quart baking dish.
To make the topping, using your fingers or the paddle attachment of a mixer, work the butter with the brown sugar, flour, rolled oats (or chopped nuts, if you prefer), salt, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon so that each piece is coated and you have a coarse, crumbly mixture.
Toss the apples with the additional 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, the lemon zest, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Pour the fruit mixture into the buttered baking dish and cover with the topping. Set the dish on a sheet pan to catch any drips and bake until the juices from the fruit are bubbling and the topping is brown, about 1 hour. (Start checking it after 45 minutes in case it cooks faster.)