Apple Crisp

 It’s finished!   The Apple Crisp ( Ina Garten’s recipe is almost the exact same ingredients as NYTimes Mark Bittman’s Apple Crisp) delicious... smells like heaven 🍏 🍎 

My own tweaks... for the crisp...

Topping: 

1 cup rolled old fashioned oats

1 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

Pinch salt

3/4 stick butter 1/2” cubed cold

2-3 tbsp ice water 

Place oats, flour, sugar and salt in food processor...  pulse a few times till well mixed.   Drop in cold cubed butter and pulse about 10 times till butter is pea size.  With processor running drizzle in ice water till topping clumps. 

Do the apples first while the oven preheats...

For the apples... into a large mixing bowl... 

Peeled and cubed 9 various apples (at least 4 Granny Smith)

Cinnamon, allspice and ginger sprinkled over the apples liberally

Toss with hands... pile into baking dish...

Cover the fruit as much as possible with the crisp topping to protect the fruit...  bake at 350°F until apples are bubbling and topping is browned and crisp...  took about 45 minutes for this huuuge one...  normally takes less time... maybe 30 minutes or so... cover with loose foil if getting too dry or browning too fast... I did for the last 15 minutes...  still very crispy