Gingered Apple Crisp

Name: Gingered Apple Crisp
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1 apple crisp, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 granny smith apples; 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose flour); 1/2 cup rolled oats; 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup sliced almonds; 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut up; 5 tablespoons light olive oil (or unsalted butter, chilled and cut up)

Submitted by So Cal Gal

"A thick layer of tender tart apples, with a crunchy sweet and spicy topping, makes this a very yin-yang apple crisp...and a very delicious one as well! (Slightly adapted from The Pacific Northwest/ Williams-Sonoma New American Cooking.) Note: The original recipe called for 8 tablespoons of butter and no light olive oil. I've made it with all butter, and with the butter-light olive oil combination, and both ways work well."

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 1 apple crisp
Serves:: 8

ingredients

8 granny smith apples
¹⁄₂ cup whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose flour)
¹⁄₂ cup rolled oats
³⁄₄ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ cup sliced almonds
2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut up
5 tablespoons light olive oil (or unsalted butter, chilled and cut up)

directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Lightly grease an 8 x 8 inch glass baking dish.
Prepare granny smith apples: peel, quarter, core, and cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices; then place in prepared baking dish.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together whole wheat pastry (or all-purpose) flour, rolled oats, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, sliced almonds, and chopped crystallized ginger. Using 2 knives, or a pastry blender, cut in unsalted butter until well distributed; stir in light olive oil. Mixture should be crumbly.
Evenly distribute topping mixture over apples.
Bake crisp for 55 minutes; or until apples are cooked through, and topping is light brown.
Transfer baked crisp to a wire rack to cool a bit before serving.
Serve warm.

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Reviews

Really good and easy to make! What more is there to say? I used all butter instead of the olive oil and I used a deep round dish instead of 8x8 square. It was just right! Mmmmmmm....

mliss29

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