My Mom's Best Apple Crisp Recipe

Method9 steps · about 50 min

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   Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F (about 177°C). Have an 8-inch baking dish ready.

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   Step 2: Peel and core all six apples, then cut them into medium chunks, roughly 10 chunks per apple. Avoid very small pieces that collapse into applesauce or oversized pieces that stay dry.

   Uses 6 Granny Smith apples

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   Step 3: Put all the prepared apple chunks in the 8-inch baking dish and drizzle the ¼ cup water evenly over them.

   Uses All prepared apple flesh; peels and cores are discarded · ¼ cup water

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   Step 4: Sprinkle all the cinnamon (1 tsp) and fine salt (½ tsp) evenly over the apples.

   Uses Apple chunks with measured water · 1 tsp ground cinnamon · ½ tsp fine salt

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   Step 5: In a small bowl, mix all the flour (¾ cup) and sugar (1 cup) together.

   Uses ¾ cup flour · 1 cup sugar

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   Step 6: Add the room-temperature butter (⅓ cup) to the flour and sugar. Mash with the back of a fork into a chunky paste with plenty of crumbs.

   Uses Flour and sugar topping mixture · ⅓ cup butter, at room temperature

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   Step 7: Spread all the crumbly topping over the prepared apple layer.

   Uses Apple layer seasoned with cinnamon and salt · Butter, flour and sugar crumble topping

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   Step 8: Bake at 350°F (about 177°C) for about 40 minutes, until the topping is golden brown, the apples are tender and their juices are bubbling.

   Bake the apple crisp · 40 minUses Assembled apple crisp

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   Step 9: Divide the baked crisp into six portions. Serve with vanilla ice cream if desired, and offer Pedro Ximénez sherry alongside if using the suggested pairing.

   Uses Baked apple crisp · Vanilla ice cream, for serving, optional · Pedro Ximénez sherry, to serve alongside, optional