Warm Apple Crisp: Simple & Delicious Recipe

Warm Delicious Apple Crisp

If you love apple pie but don't always have the time to make one from scratch, then you will love this easy and delicious recipe for Apple Crisp. I got this recipe from my grandmother. However, I cannot say for sure where she got it from. Probably one of the ladies from her church. They love to trade recipes. So let's get started.
You will need:
4 large granny smith apples (8 small)
1 stick of room temp butter (save the butter wrapper)
1c. flour
1c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1/2c. pecans (optional)

Gadgets: Kitchen Knife, Potato Peeler, Medium Baking Dish, Mixing Bowls, Measuring Spoons, Mixing Spoon, Baking Sheet

Bakes: 40-45 minutes

Let's do this:
Preheat your oven to 350F.
Next you want to peel your apples. I don't think anybody really likes to peel apples. So I find that using a potato peeler for this is the easiest and quickest way to get the job done. (Save those peels and cores if you have a compost for your garden)

Then you want to slice your apples into slices. You don't want to make them too big that it will take to long to cook, but you also will not want them too small or it could make the crisp more like an apple sauce. (You've been warned)

Put your sliced apples into a large bowl and sprinkle with the lemon juice. The lemon juice helps to keep the apples from turning brown and helps to bring out the tart flavor of those crispy apples.. I also like to sprinkle a tablespoon or two of sugar and a dash of cinnamon onto my apple slices before I add the topping. This is totally optional and does not need it. I just like SUGAR. Set apples aside.

Now let's make that crumble. In another mixing bowl you will mix the butter, flour, sugar and cinnamon, with your hands. Go ahead and get in there. It's therapeutic. It actually is just the best way to get everything incorporated together. If you chose to go the pecan route then this is when you want to add them. Use your hands again. It's nice!

Now let's put this baby together and get it in the oven. You were probably wondering what the butter wrapper was for? Use the butter covered paper to smear all over the inside of your baking dish. It keeps the sugar and crumble from sticking to much. Good idea, right?

Okay, fill the baking dish with the apples and then use your hands again to sprinkle to crumble mixture over all the apples. Make sure that everything gets covered with the crumble.

We're ready to bake. I like to place the baking dish on a baking sheet just in case. Slide it in the preheated oven, set the timer to 40 minutes and read a book or have a coffee. It takes longer if you linger. Check the crisp when the timer goes off. I use a paring knife and slide it into the middle of the crisp and make sure that the apples are done and not still hard. The knife should slide through easily. If they aren't done all the way then you can bake it for another 5-10 minutes, checking every 5 minutes.

When the crumble is done and apples are soft then take it out of the oven and let it cool on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes. Just long enough to make some homemade delicious whipped cream, if you are into that sort of thing. You can buy some but I prefer to make my own. It's easy.

Whipped Cream:    

1c chilled heavy cream
1/4c. confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract      

Pour cream into mixing bowl and beat with mixer at medium spread or by hand for 2-3minutes or until the cream starts to thicken. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix again until the sugar is well blended and the whipped cream has a thick fluffy consistency and forms stiff peaks.
That's it. Chill until ready to eat. If it makes it to the fridge. Sometimes it doesn't.

Enjoy your journey in the kitchen. Share with a friend. Blessings