Apple Crisp

Hey foodies!  So I know I have a gluten-free apple crisp recipe, but I want to post a classic one for y'all.  It may not be fall, but it's still winter, so by making today's recipe, you'll have a homey dessert to grace your table.

So what's the key to a good apple crisp?  Well, for one thing, the apples need to be soft, but not liquid-y.  What I mean by that is that they need to be fully cooked, but their juices can't be spilling everywhere.  This problem has an easy fix.  All you have to do is make a faux roux!  For y'all who don't know, a roux is a dairy-based sauce that is made by browning butter, adding in a bit of flour, and slowly adding milk while cooking it over the stove until thickened.  For this recipe however, the "roux" is warm melted butter mixed with flour and then milk.  Pretty simple!

The other aspect of an apple crisp that can make or break it is the topping.  For this recipe, I use a streusel.  It's not the same as the others on my blog, (Here and here) but it's pretty similar in that it has chewy oats, spicy cinnamon, and toasty brown sugar.   Combine those ingredients with a few others and you've got yourself some kind of wonderful 😉.

And to take this apple crisp over the top?  Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

So that's all!  I doubled and slightly tweaked this recipe.

Apple Crisp

Crumb Topping

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Apple Filling

• 6-8 large Granny Smith Apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 6 T. unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 T. lemon juice
• 6 T. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt

1.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

2.  To make the crumb topping, in a medium bowl, combine the crumb topping ingredients with a fork or pastry blender until it looks like small crumbs.

3.  Refrigerate the crumb topping while you prepare the apple filling.

4.  To make the apple filling, in a small bowl, combine the melted butter and the flour until well-blended.

5.  Add the lemon juice, milk and vanilla, stirring well.

6.  Stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.

7.  Pour butter mixture over the apples and gently stir it together using a spatula.

8.  Pour the apple mixture into a 9 x 13 baking dish and spread into an even layer.

9.  Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the apples.

10.  Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and the top has set.

11.  Enjoy, storing in the fridge for up to 4 days and/or freezing for up to 3 months.