Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

 

 

 

Something that I am really passionate about is crisps, or crumbles.  I. Love. Them.  They make me so very, very happy.  Something I do not love is cobbler.  I don't want that garbage anywhere near me.  Seriously, keep it away.  But back to crisps, ahhh, crisps.   This recipe is so delicious, of course, why wouldn't it be, it's from the beloved Barefoot Contessa!  The woman knows what she's about!  Of course it wouldn't be my very best friend, Apple Crisp, without my other best friend, Talenti Tahitian Vanilla Bean Gelato.  Did I mention I gained 20 pounds the few days this beautiful number was in my home?  Speaking of Talenti, if anyone is blessed enough to have had the Carribean Coconut, please let me know, in detail, how delightful it is.  I have dreams about how amazing it must be.

 

 

Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

Recipe from The Food Network

 

Ingredients:

 

5 pounds McIntosh apples(I used Honeycrisp) (I'm a rebel)

Grated zest of 1 orange

Grated zest of 1 lemon

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 

For the topping:

 

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup oatmeal

1/2 pound cold unsalted butter, diced (My esteemed friend Trevlyn, who first told me about this delicious recipe, says she justs melts the butter to make it easier.  I'm trying that next time, Trevlyn can do no wrong.)

 

Directions:

 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 14 by 2-inch oval baking dish.  Peel, core, and cut the apples into large wedges. Combine the apples with the zests, juices, sugar, and spices. Pour into the dish.  To make the topping, combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and cold butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the mixture is crumbly and the butter is the size of peas. Scatter evenly over the apples.  Place the crisp on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour until the top is brown and the apples are bubbly. Serve warm. If you have any sanity whatsoever you will serve it with vanilla ice cream.