This past fall I took advantage of the bumper crop of apples. In addition to the jars of apple sauce and apple butter I froze numerous pans of apple crisp. I have to say this dessert is one of my favourites and rivals a hot fudge sundae any day. However I noticed that certain kinds of apples produced more juice than others and for the former that meant a large quantity of liquid in the bottom of the pan. My old standby recipe calls for a thin coating of sugar and cinnamon to be tossed over the apples prior to placing them in the dish. In addition to this mixture I added a generous tablespoon of cornstarch to produce a thicker sauce. During cooking the water in the apples mixes with the cornstarch and the final product produced a thick syrup like sauce.
How wonderful is that? Now I just end up eating more...great.
Here is the recipe should anyone feel the need to expand their waistline:
Topping:
1 cup of oats
3/4 c flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 c butter (none of that low fat stuff)
Mix and add over the following:
In a pan place sliced up apples coated in 1/2 cup sugar, sprinkle of lemon juice, 1 t. cinnamon and 1 T. cornstarch mixed in 1 T water.
Bake at 375 for 23-35 minutes.
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7 comments:
Do you have your own apple trees?
And how do you come up with so many ideas? I could never come up with new ideas every day; of course, I could go on and on telling a story, but productive ideas? No such luck, LoL.
And you're right: apple crisp wins hands down in my book. I'm dieting right now, but something tells me this would be a great cheat treat. But it would have to be a very little piece..not sure I have that much self-control!
My hubby wanted me to start this blog because of all the little crazy things I did. How is your new blog doing, it is on my list to check out.
p.s The apple crisp is calorie worthy
this is making me hungry.. now I'm not a huge apple pie/crisp fan but this sounds so good.
I love apple crisp!! I have a recipe that makes the "crisp" part out of flour, sugar, butter/margarine. I found the same thing about apples and how some produce more juice during the baking time. I'll have to remember the cornstarch tip when I use the "softer" baking apples(Macintosh).
Thanks for sharing!
I'm making this right now! Thanks for the recipe!
Yummy, you just reminded me that we haven't had apple crisp for awhile! :)
I must bake ome real soon. :)
Yum-Yum... I love apple crisp!
This is a great idea for the more watery kinds!-- must make a note...
Did you know that you can also use your topping for any 'fruit crisp'?
Works with all kinds!
Thanks for the post MinMom! Think I'll whip one up for a snack tonight!
Blessings!
-Donna-
P.S.
I wondered if you had any luck with your wheat yet and if you had heard of Walton's Feed?
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