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Old Fashioned Apple Crisp or Apple Brown Betty

This apple delight is a favorite of my nephews....Vanilla ice cream always is piled on top...The oatmeal crumble on top is just divine....
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Ingredients
  

  • 5 pounds McIntosh Apples
  • 1 grated zest orange
  • 1 grated zest lemon
  • 2 TBL Fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 2 TBL Fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg

Topping

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup oatmeal
  • 1/2 lb cold diced unsalted butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Butter a 9x14 baking dish.Peel,core ,and cut apples into large wedges.Combine apples with zests,juices,sugars,and spices.Pour into prepared dish.
  • For TOPPING
  • Combine flour,sugars,salt, and oatmeal and cold butter into a bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.Mix on low speed until mixture is crumbly and butter is the size of peas.Scatter over apples.Place on sheet pan and bake for 1 hour until top is brown and bubbly.Serve with a whopper scoop of vanilla ice cream!
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