Apple Crisp small batch

We had crazy fun in picking the apples this year. As the little man is growing, his interest in exploring the nature is increasing. He wants to be away from the home and have fun. And this year, he thoroughly enjoyed apple picking and was excited to see so many of them. Biting the freshest of the fruit is the joy of fruit picking. The little one was insisting on pie baking, but I wanted an easy recipe to accomplish my sweet tooth and also there was ice cream sitting on the freezer corner. So, I planned a small batch of apple crisp.

Basics of Crisp, Crumble and Pie dough:

Apple crisp is a easy way of adding the apple chunks with the basic flavors and some flours and oats to give the crisp texture. It’s similar to the crumble but crumble has flour and butter sans any oats and is basically a deconstructed pie. But, no matter what pie is the beauty of baking, where the crisp and flaky dough made from the frozen butter and flour does the magic of covering the moist juicy fruit filling.

Ingredients for the Filling:

1. Baking Apple – 2 large (I used Fuji)
2. Cinnamon – 1 tsp
3. Lime juice – 2 tsp
4. Brown Sugar – 2 tbsp
5. Flour – 2 tsp

Ingredients for the Topping:

1. All Purpose Flour – 1/4 cup
2. Old fashioned Rolled Oats – 3 tbsp
3. Brown Sugar – 2 tbsp
4. Unsalted Frozen Butter – 2 tbsp
5. Salt – a pinch
6. Cinnamon – 1 tsp

OVEN SETTINGS prior to Baking:

1. Pre heat the Oven at 350 F or 180 deg celsius.

Steps of Preparation of Topping:

1. In a mixing bowl, add all the topping ingredients and mix the entire mixture.

   

2. Mix the butter with the flour and other dry ingredients to form a crumb.

   

3. Freeze the topping while making the filling.

   

Steps of Preparation of Filling:

1. Peel and chop the apples to medium sized cubes.
   
2. Add all the other ingredients and gently toss it.

   

   

Assembling and Baking:

1. Grease a small baking tray with butter or cooking oil spray.

   

2. Add the filling to it.

   

3. Then spread the Topping mixture.

   

4. Bake it for 20-25 mins at 350 F until the crust changes to a golden brown color.

   

Enjoy the warm crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. It’s a perfect delight to your autumn fun.