Apple Crisp Recipe

Aunt Lillian's apple crisp recipe was amazing and was one of the many homemade treats she made. Her apple crisp recipe was made with fresh crisp fall apples, plenty of cinnamon and brown sugar, and always served warm with vanilla ice cream. Aunt Lillian's apple crisp was a taste of heaven in every bite.

She was prim and proper, with lace doilies on every table. Her house sparkled, but you never felt uncomfortable. Baking was her way of letting you know prim and proper didn't mean uptight and missing out on the great things in life, like fresh out of the oven apple crisp.

Aunt Lillian's apple crisp recipe uses a Bisquick and sugar mixture (which many feel adds a better flavor with the tartness of the apples). The Granny Smith apple is one of the best apples for this apple crisp recipe, but any tart pie baking apple works well.

For those of you that like a crunchier apple crisp, we've included another version. Mama Shirley's Apple Crisp Recipe uses oatmeal laced with cinnamon, nutmeg and dark brown sugar for a crunchier topping. Mama Shirley's is every bit as good as Aunt Lillian's, and many a debate has been started over holiday dinners regarding the merits of crispy or crumbly topping.

Either way you make it, you'll love apple crisp and the way the aroma of fresh baked apples and spices fills the house like a cozy blanket of warmth.

Aunt Lillian's Apple Crisp Recipe

Apple Crisp Ingredients :

4 cups thinly sliced apples
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup Bisquick baking mix
3/4 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 stick (1/4 lb.) butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Apple Crisp Directions:

1. Mix apples, brown sugar and lemon juice. Arrange in a shallow baking dish.

2. Mix Bisquick, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add egg and mix.

3. Pour mixture over apples.

4. Drizzle melted butter over topping and sprinkle with cinnamon evenly over everything.

5. Bake the apple crisp in a 350-degree oven for 35 minutes.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, the perfect topping for this apple crisp recipe.

Mama Shirley's Apple Crisp Recipe

Apple Crisp Ingredients :

12 medium Granny Smith & Macintosh apples (6 of each); peeled, cored and sliced
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups butter, softened

Apple Crisp Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Place apples in a mixing bowl, sprinkle evenly with vanilla. Toss to combine.

2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, oatmeal, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar. Cut butter into mixture until crumbly.

3. Evenly place coated apple slices into the bottom of a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
 
4. Cover apple slices with crumb mixture.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes or until apples are tender.

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