Apple Crisp
There is a great variety of apples to cook with these days including, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, McIntosh. For this apple crisp recipe we prefer McIntosh apples for their sweetness but it is delicious with other apples as well.
When making this recipe over the years we have discovered a particular fondness for using Mount Gay Rum, a light dark rum that adds richness but again as with the apples feel free to use your favorite.
The same is true for pan size. We have tried many and have landed on a few favorites for the Apple Crisp, the first is a wider, longer dish, a 10 x 6 x 2 inch or 12 1/2 inch square Le Creuset baking pan and the other a round 8 x 3 souffle pan. The wider and longer baking pans create more space for the topping to spread out and the souffle baking dish allows for a thicker top crust. We like both styles and so we recommend trying both to see which is your favorite way to make apple crisp. When using the souffle pan we add one additional cup of apple to the recipe below to fill the baking dish.
Note: One apple peeled, cored and sliced is approximately one cup. Add more if you wish depending on the size of the pan used.
Serves 8
4 cups to 5 cups (depending on pan size) of McIntosh Apples
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus a tablespoon to butter the pan
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon rum
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
Bring the butter to room temperature.
In a medium bowl combine the flour, sugar and butter with a pastry cutter until it has a consistency slightly larger than corn meal, allowing for some small chunks to remain and set aside.
Butter the baking dish on the bottom and sides and set aside. Peel, core and slice the apples and place in the buttered pan.
Sprinkle the apples with the cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
Pour in the rum and then sprinkle the flour, sugar and butter mixture over the top of the apples.
Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes and remove. Set the oven on broil and broil for a few minutes until the top is golden brown.
Serve either warm from the oven or at room temperature.
Additional options for serving, add ice cream or whipped cream to the side if so desired.
Bon Appetit
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