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Apple Crisp Ala Brigitte

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Submitted by gato

Old-fashioned apple crisp with tart apple slices, cinnamon, and a buttery flour-sugar crust baked together in one dish. Serve warm with cream.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

30 min

READY

45 min

Some apple desserts are projects. This one is not. Four cups of tart sliced apples go into a buttered baking dish with water, flour, sugar, and cinnamon, everything gets stirred together, butter and salt get dotted over the top, and it bakes until the apples are tender and the crust browns.

This is closer to a French-style apple pudding cake than the rolled-oat apple crisp most people picture. There’s no topping to make separately, no oats, no streusel. The flour, sugar, butter, and cinnamon bake down directly with the apples and form a simple, crisp top that gives way to soft, jammy fruit underneath.

Serve it warm with a pour of heavy cream or a spoonful of whipped cream. The contrast between the warm, cinnamon-spiced apples and cold cream is the whole point.

Kitchen Tips

  • Use genuinely tart apples, Granny Smith or a similar variety. A sweet apple turns mushy and loses its edge against the sugar.
  • Brown sugar works in place of white sugar for a deeper, more caramel-like flavor.
  • Use a deep baking dish. As the apples cook down they release liquid, and a shallow dish can overflow.
  • Check doneness by pressing the center with a spoon. The apples should give easily and the top should be golden.

Variations

  • Add nutmeg: A pinch of ground nutmeg alongside the cinnamon adds warmth and complexity.
  • Mixed fruit: Replace a cup of apples with sliced pears for a softer, more floral dessert.

Ingredients

4 946
CUPS ML APPLES
tart, sliced, peeled
½ 118
CUP ML WATER
¾ 177
1 237
CUP ML SUGAR
or brown sugar
1 5
TEASPOON ML CINNAMON
½ 118
CUP ML BUTTER
¼ 1.3
TEASPOON ML SALT
1
X CREAM
or whipped cream, to taste *

Directions

Butter a deep baking dish , put apples, water, flour, sugar and cinnamon in it. Mix with spoon and spread butter and salt over the apple mix. Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F until the apples are tender and the crust brown, about 30 minutes.

Serve with cream or whipped cream

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 162g (5.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 357 39% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g 24%
Saturated Fat 10g 49%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 208mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 18g 18%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Sugars g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 10% Vitamin C 5%
Calcium 2% Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free
 

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