Ken's Apple Crisp

Name: Ken's Apple Crisp
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 C flour; 1 1/2 C brown sugar, packed; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp apple pie or pumpkin pie spice; 2 C old fashioned oats, dry; 3 sticks butter, salted; 3 T orange juice /reserved liquid; 1 T sugar; 1 1/2 T cornstarch; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 2 1/2 # fruit, peeled, cored, small diced; 1/4 C slivered almonds; 1/2 C dried fruit (opt)

kanisuroll @joym15

Naples

My good friend Ken is a great baker! He sent me a big batch from Pennsylvania and this recipe.

kanisuroll @joym15

Naples

My good friend Ken is a great baker! He sent me a big batch from Pennsylvania and this recipe.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

8 servings

1 1/2 Cflour
1 1/2 Cbrown sugar, packed
1 tspground cinnamon
1 tspapple pie or pumpkin pie spice
2 Cold fashioned oats, dry
3 sticksbutter, salted
3 Torange juice /reserved liquid
1 Tsugar
1 1/2 Tcornstarch
1/4 tspcinnamon
2 1/2# fruit, peeled, cored, small diced
1/4 Cslivered almonds
1/2 Cdried fruit (opt)

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Steps

30 minutes

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Helpful hints: This 3 stick recipe yields enough crumbs to complete 5 complete crisps. Do not use red delicious apples, they don't bake well. If using dried fruits, place in a small cup with enough orange juice to cover and microwave for 30-45 seconds. Cool and drain RESERVING LIQUID. Use liquid to mix with cornstarch (step 4). Add plump dried fruit last. If adding nuts: put 1/2 the crumbs on top of fruit, then nuts, then other 1/2 crumbs, the nuts. Nuts on top may burn so be careful.
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MAKE AHEAD: Sift together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pie spice. Mix in dry oats. Cut butter into 4 long sticks, then cut each into pea sized cubes. Add cubes to flour mixture, 1 stick (cubes) at a time. Mix crumbs with 2 knives until combined. Place in ziploc bag and put in refrigerator.
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PREPARE CRISP: Preheat oven to 425° (395° convection)
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Grease a 9" baking pan with butter or Pam. In a medium bowl, mix cool juice and cornstarch and then sugar and cinnamon until smooth. Please fresh fruit in the juice/ cornstarch mixture, tossing to coat.
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Place prepared fruit in pan in a single layer. Top with crumbs (and nuts optional), do not pack. Sprinkle with the sugar (to caramelize and get crunchy)
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Bake for 30 minutes until browned and crispy.
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FRUIT SUGGESTIONS: Pineapple-apple: 2C fresh or canned Pineapple & 1 apple. Peach-apple: 2C peaches & 1 apple. Apple-craisin: 3 apples & 1/2C cranberries (plumped). Cherry: 2 1/2C pitted. Apple-cherry: 1 1/2C cherries & 1 apple. Apple-blueberry: 1/2 pt blueberries & 2 apples. Pear-blueberry: 2 pears & 1/2 pt blueberries.