"We can't eat granola ALL the time! Sometimes a guru needs something sweet."
Kat's Apple Crisp
"I was very kindly given 2 bushels of local apples from our dear friends at Duck Berry Farms one year at the end of farmer's market season. Frankly, I had no idea what to do with all of these things... except to make apple crisp. It's a fool-proof way of making more friends."
6 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples
1 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons cold butter
Crisp Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup coconut (optional)
1/4 cup chopped almonds
Dash of salt
3 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Toss together the apple, spices, brown sugar and lemon juice mixture. Pour into a buttered pie dish. Dot with cold butter. Mix together the crisp topping ingredients: brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, oats, flour, coconut, almonds and salt.
Cut in 3 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender or two knives or pulse in a food processor. You can also use your hands, just be careful not to knead this for too long or the butter will become soft and the topping will no longer resemble a crisp.
Spread over apples and bake 30-40 minutes until topping is crisp and apples are tender.
6 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples
1 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cloves
2 tablespoons brown sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons cold butter
Crisp Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup coconut (optional)
1/4 cup chopped almonds
Dash of salt
3 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Toss together the apple, spices, brown sugar and lemon juice mixture. Pour into a buttered pie dish. Dot with cold butter. Mix together the crisp topping ingredients: brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, oats, flour, coconut, almonds and salt.
Cut in 3 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender or two knives or pulse in a food processor. You can also use your hands, just be careful not to knead this for too long or the butter will become soft and the topping will no longer resemble a crisp.
Spread over apples and bake 30-40 minutes until topping is crisp and apples are tender.