Brown Sugar Apple Crisp Food

APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon & salt.
• Add in the butter and cut it in using a pastry cutter or rub the butter into the dry ingredients using your fingers. At the end it should be crumbly in texture, but no large chunks of butter should remain. Place in the fridge as you make the filling.
• Peel and slice the apples into thin slices about 1/8 - 1/4 inch thick.
• Whisk together the melted butter, flour, water, sugar, cinnamon & nutmeg.
• Pour the mixture over the sliced apples and toss to coat.
• Spoon the apples into the greased pan, then crumble the oatmeal crumble overtop.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and you can see the apples bubbling around the edges of the pan.
• Remove from the oven and cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

BROWN-SUGAR APPLE CRISP WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Butter 13x9x2" glass baking dish.
• Toss apples, 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel n prepared dish.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl.
• Add butter and egg yolk and rub in with your fingertips until mixture forms moist clumps.
• Sprinkle topping over apples.
• Bake until apples are tender and topping is golden and crisp, about 28 minutes.
• Cool 20 minutes.
• Serve crisp warm with vanilla ice cream.

BROWN BUTTER APPLE CRISP BARS

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup butter in a medium, light-colored saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, swirling often, until butter is browned and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Pour into a large mixing bowl and set brown butter aside.
• Combine apples, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and pinch of salt in the same saucepan. Place the pan back over medium-low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Mix water and cornstarch together in a small bowl or measuring cup. Pour mixture into the saucepan and stir to combine. Cook until mixture thickens slightly, 1 to 2 more minutes. Remove pan from the heat and let cool slightly.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x9-inch square baking pan with enough parchment paper to have overhang on all sides.
• Add oats, flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, vanilla, baking soda, nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to the brown butter and mix until well combined. Measure out 1 cup of this mixture and set aside for topping.
• Pour remaining oat mixture into the prepared pan; firmly press into an even layer. Pour apples and sauce over the crust and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and crisp, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes, before slicing into 16 bars.