9 to 12 servings
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom.
What you’ll need
4 pounds eight large granny smith apples
1 medium-sized lemon
All-purpose flour
Sugar
Brown sugar
Salt
Unsalted butter (Softened)
Dried oatmeal
Chopped pecans, walnuts or almonds
Vanilla extract
Cinnamon
Allspice
Cornstarch
Tools you’ll need
9 by 13-inch glass or metal pan
Pastry cutter
Fruit peeler
Apple corer
Preparation of ingredients
Crumb topping
Note- If you want a thicker amount of crumb topping on top of the apples, add 1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1 and 1/2 sticks unsalted butter softened. From there cut the butter into the flour. Everything else remains the same.
Step 1- Add 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon salt into a medium sized bowl. Stir all ingredients together until combined.
Step 2- Add 1 stick unsalted butter (Softened) and cut the butter into the flour using a pastry cutter until the mixture is a crumbly texture. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup dried oatmeal, and 1/2 cup chopped pecans, walnuts or almonds. Stir all ingredients together until combined. Place into fridge until the topping is ready to be added on top of the apple slices.
Apples and lemon
Step 3- Rinse all apples and lemon off with cold water. Cut one medium-sized lemon in half.
Lemon water solution
Step 4- Add 8 to 10 cups cool water into a large bowl. Place a small mesh strainer over the bowl. Squeeze both halves of the medium-sized lemon into the mesh strainer allowing the lemon juice to go into the water. Stir all ingredients together.
Apples
Step 5- Peel all apples using a fruit peeler. Align the center of the apple corer onto the center of each apple and apply pressure and push the apple corer down onto the apple.
Discard the apple core.
Step 6- Trim off the straight edge of each apple piece with a knife. This is to ensure that the apple corer has been completely removed. From there cut each piece of apple in half going along the length. All apple slices should be thick.
Step 7- Add the cut apple slices into the lemon and water solution. Move the apple slices around in the lemon water solution. Let soak for 5 minutes. Drain the apple slices in a strainer and set aside.
Apple filling
Step 8- Add 2/3 cup sugar, 2/3 cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon allspice into a large bowl. Stir all ingredients together until combined. Add apple slices and stir continuously for 5 minutes. At first the apple slices will be difficult to stir. As you continue to stir the apples will get more easier to stir and the apples will release their juices.
Step 9- Place a strainer on top of a large pot. Add the apple slices into the strainer and stir the apple slices. This will allow the juices to go into the pot. Remove the strainer with the apples in it off the top of the pot and set aside.
Preheat fire to medium heat.
Step 10- Add 2 tablespoons unsalted butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into the liquid and stir. Let simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
Turn your fire off.
Step 11- Add the apple slices and stir until the slices are coated with the liquid. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
Assembling and baking the apple Crisp
Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.
Step 11- Add the prepared apple filing into your baking pan. Spread the filling around the baking pan as evenly as possible. To make everything more even, shake your baking pan.
Step 12- After being in the fridge for the for a few minutes, the crumb topping will be solid. Break up the crumb topping with your hands. Next sprinkle all of the crumb topping on top of the apple slices. Make sure the crumb topping is covering all of the apples. Gently press the crumb topping on top of the apple slices with your hands.
Step 13- Place into a preheated 375-degree oven on the middle rack, bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the apple crisp from the oven. Let cool for 2 to 3 hours before serving. It can be served warm or cold. If you want to reheat the crisp, place into a preheated 325-degree oven on the middle rack for 15 to 20 minutes.
YouTube instructional video
