Apple-pecan crisp
Apple-pecan crisp

Preparation time 20 minutes

Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Crisp topping

  1. 375 mL (1 1/2 cups) quick-cooking rolled oats
  2. 80 mL (1/3 cup) pecans pieces
  3. 60 mL (1/4 cup) flour
  4. 80 mL (1/3 cup) brown sugar
  5. 30 mL (2 tbsp.) ground flaxseed (optional)
  6. 80 mL (1/3 cup) unsalted butter, softened

Apple filling

  1. 3 each of Cortland and McIntosh apples, peeled and sliced
  2. 125 mL (1/2 cup) brown sugar
  3. 15 mL (1 tbsp.) lemon juice (about 1/4 lemon)
  4. 2.5 mL (1/2 tsp.) ground cinnamon
  5. 1 mL (1/4 tsp.) ground nutmeg (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
  2. Mix together all crisp topping ingredients, except butter, in a bowl.
  3. Add softened butter and blend until mixture has a grainy texture. Set aside.
  4. In another bowl, combine all the apple filling ingredients.
  5. Transfer apple mixture to a 21 x 21-cm (8 x 8-in.) baking dish. Top with reserved crisp topping.
  6. Bake in centre of oven for 40 minutes and serve.

Chef’s secret

Unlike McIntosh apples which are perfect in apple sauce because they soften considerably, Cortland apples retain their shape when cooked.
A blend of these two varieties will produce the perfect apple crisp!

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