McApple Crisp

I was in the mood for 'something' yesterday so I went into the kitchen to see what I could find. My eyes fell upon a bag of McIntosh Apples. mmmm...



I almost ate that apple, but then I thought... Apple Crisp!

It's hard to screw up an Apple Crisp. It pretty well uses whatever you happen to have on hand.



I don't normally use just McIntosh apples for pies or crisps because they get kind of mushy in the oven. I usually use a few different kinds of apples, but yesterday I only used McIntosh because that's what I had. And I don't really use a recipe for crisp. I just sort of toss stuff in until it looks right but here's the general idea.

Preheat to 375.

Ingredients for the Crisp:

• 6-8 McIntosh apples, peeled and cored (or 4-6 Granny Smith apples) (use as many as you need to fill a 9" pie plate pretty good)
• about 1/4-1/3 C of lemon juice (I squirt in over the apples while I'm chopping them to keep them from browning and just give them a quick toss as I throw each apple in the bowl)
• 1/2 C Chopped Pecans (I used Chopped Walnuts, because that's what I had)
• 1/2 C Light Brown Sugar
• 1/2 C Flour
• 2 Tbs Maple Syrup
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• Grate some fresh Nutmeg in there

Toss all that up and put into a 9" Pie Plate and set aside.

Ingredients for the Topping:

• 3/4 C Flour
• 1/2 C Chopped Pecans (or Walnuts!)
• 1/3 C Light Brown Sugar (I used Dark Brown Sugar for the topping, because I ran out of Light Brown Sugar)
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 stick of Butter

Cut that all in with a pastry cutter and spoon over the apple mixture.



Pop it into the oven for about 20-25 minutes (about 30-35 minutes if you use Granny Smith). Serve warm with Vanilla Ice Cream or Whipped Cream. Yum!

In hind sight, I probably should have left the nuts out because my Dad only wears his teeth for 'special occasions' and he had to eat around the nuts. Bless his heart.