Apple Crisp Week 1

The Best Apple Crisp... EVER

Ingredients

8 cups apples

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/8 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup flour

1 1/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup softened butter

2 cups oatmeal.

Optional toppings

Vanilla ice cream

Whipped cream

Caramel syrup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350* and grease a 9x13 casserole dish.

2. Peel, core, and thinly slice the apples. I currently use an apple peeler/corer. You can also simply peel the skin off and slice the apple thinly by hand. 

3. Place apples in a 9x13 casserole dish. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top of apples.

4. In a large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, butter, and oatmeal--working mixture together with hands.  Yes, your hands will get messy. A spoon simply doesn't work as well!

5. Spread oatmeal mixture evenly over the top of the apples, and bake at 350 for an hour. You can shorten the baking time by 10-15 minutes for slightly firmer apples. Keep an eye on the crisp to make sure it doesn't burn. 

6. Serve with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, caramel syrup, or all three! I've also sprinkled a little sea salt on with the caramel for a salted caramel apple crisp - amazing!