As summer's heat passes and the days begin to get cooler, you can once again start to think about baking some of the wonderful fall deserts to serve warm and complete your dinner. One of the best of those deserts served from the oven is an apple crisp. The apple crisp recipe is pretty simple.
Apple crisps are a part of a family of easy deserts which combine a fruit filling with a pastry topping. There are several other deserts that use the same idea, although the pastry crust may be somewhat different. All of these deserts make up some great comfort foods that help to keep your body warm and satisfied. The crust for a typical apple crisp uses a mixture that works up very much like a streusel. Most toppings contain a combination that includes sugar, flour, butter, oatmeal and may include nuts for additional flavor.
When the desert is done and you open your oven, you will immediately see why this desert is called an apple crisp.
One of the good things about apple crisps is that they are the perfect desert for when the apples begin to get ripe on the trees. Fresh apples make the best apple crisps. One of the best choices is the Granny Smith apple that has a green skin and is very tart. Ice cream makes a wonderful topping for a warm apple crisp. If you want your desert to have extra flavor and color, try adding berries such as raspberries or cranberries to the apple crisp. For the English version, blackberries are a favorite addition.
If your apple crisp recipe calls for old fashioned rolled oats, do not substitute quick cooking oats. Quick cooking oats are cut then steamed and rolled. Old fashioned oats are steamed and rolled while whole. This gives them a much nuttier flavor and the apple crisp topping a much better texture.
Oatmeal is a whole grain cereal which has many health benefits. It has been shown to lower cholesterol and to be a great source of fiber. The apples are also a great fiber source, so this is one desert that you can eat, within limits and feel good about.
For a quick apple crisp, you will need four medium sized Granny Smith apples. Peel and core the apples. Slice them thinly. Place the apples in a-x9 baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Top with the apple crisp topping.
The topping is made with 3/4 cups of brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, one third coup of margarine, cinnamon and nutmeg. Normally it will take 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon of each of the spices, but adjust to taste. Mix these toppings until they form a crumbly mixture and spread over the apples.
Place the apple crisp in an oven that has been preheated to 375 degrees and cook for half an hour or until the apples become tender.
Serve the apple crisp warm and topped with ice cream. If you have any leftovers the are good cold, but better if warmed in the microwave and served with ice cream. - 30289
Apple crisps are a part of a family of easy deserts which combine a fruit filling with a pastry topping. There are several other deserts that use the same idea, although the pastry crust may be somewhat different. All of these deserts make up some great comfort foods that help to keep your body warm and satisfied. The crust for a typical apple crisp uses a mixture that works up very much like a streusel. Most toppings contain a combination that includes sugar, flour, butter, oatmeal and may include nuts for additional flavor.
When the desert is done and you open your oven, you will immediately see why this desert is called an apple crisp.
One of the good things about apple crisps is that they are the perfect desert for when the apples begin to get ripe on the trees. Fresh apples make the best apple crisps. One of the best choices is the Granny Smith apple that has a green skin and is very tart. Ice cream makes a wonderful topping for a warm apple crisp. If you want your desert to have extra flavor and color, try adding berries such as raspberries or cranberries to the apple crisp. For the English version, blackberries are a favorite addition.
If your apple crisp recipe calls for old fashioned rolled oats, do not substitute quick cooking oats. Quick cooking oats are cut then steamed and rolled. Old fashioned oats are steamed and rolled while whole. This gives them a much nuttier flavor and the apple crisp topping a much better texture.
Oatmeal is a whole grain cereal which has many health benefits. It has been shown to lower cholesterol and to be a great source of fiber. The apples are also a great fiber source, so this is one desert that you can eat, within limits and feel good about.
For a quick apple crisp, you will need four medium sized Granny Smith apples. Peel and core the apples. Slice them thinly. Place the apples in a-x9 baking pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Top with the apple crisp topping.
The topping is made with 3/4 cups of brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup old fashioned oats, one third coup of margarine, cinnamon and nutmeg. Normally it will take 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon of each of the spices, but adjust to taste. Mix these toppings until they form a crumbly mixture and spread over the apples.
Place the apple crisp in an oven that has been preheated to 375 degrees and cook for half an hour or until the apples become tender.
Serve the apple crisp warm and topped with ice cream. If you have any leftovers the are good cold, but better if warmed in the microwave and served with ice cream. - 30289
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Eric loves to bake apple crisp and this is why he runs a whole website to recipe for apple crisp where you can learn how to make apple crisp at home.
