Apples Galore

In honor of the first day of fall (and to use the abundance of apples from my family’s apple tree), I made apple crisp! I stuck with a good, old Betty Crocker Recipe.

As you would expect, I made a few substitutions! As suggested, I used 4 (larger than medium) apples. However, just as I was finishing preparing the recipe, I realized I was out of butter! So I looked up butter substitutions and found that honey and canola oil were suggested. So I did both. I also didn’t have any nutmeg (It’s on my grocery list!), so I added a bit of extra cinnamon. The apple crisp turned out very tasty, although it was slightly dry from the lack of butter. Here is the slightly modified recipe:


 

Extra Crumbly Apple Crisp

4 medium/large tart apples, sliced (4 cups)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened (or 2 T canola oil and 2 T honey)
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)

1.  Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray
2. Spread apples in pan. In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients until well mixed; sprinkle over apples.
3. Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a fork.

Serve warm with cream.