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Apple Crisp (serves 4-6) recipe at Allrecipes.com

Ingredients:
4 cups thinly sliced apples (I used 2 medium-large gala apples)
1/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 cup water

for the topping -
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats (I used 1 package instant oatmeal - cinnamon roll flavor)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter, softened

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Slice up apples and sprinkle with some lemon juice if desired to keep them from browning. Mix together white sugar, 1 1/2 tsp flour, and cinnamon together. Toss apple slices in sugar mixture until coated. Evenly layer the apple slices on the bottom of an 8” round pan or equivalent. Pour the water evenly over the apples

3. In a bowl, stir together oats, 1/2 cup flour, brown sugar, baking power, and baking soda. Using a fork, cut up the softened butter into small chunks and mix into oats and sugar mixture until you get mostly small crumbles about the size of small peas or so. Spoon over apple slices.

4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Serve hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and enjoy! :)

******The following comments are not mine, but left here for possible ideas and changes.******

I think when I make this recipe again, a few changes I would make include peeling the apples first (I wasn't a big fan of the skin still being there), and maybe giving them a little bit of time to cook on a stovetop prior to assembling in a pan, since I think I would have liked the apples just a tiny bit softer. And finally, I would either add more butter or reduce the amount of topping mixture so that the butter to topping ratio results in bigger crumbles. But the amount of topping in this recipe is already plenty for my pan, so don't heed the reviewers of the original recipe that insisted on doubling the topping heh.

I was very happy with the results of this recipe... the apple crisp smelled so good while it was baking, the entire apartment was filled with its wonderful aroma. I just couldn't wait for it to cool down to dig in! I also thought it was really convenient that I could just sub in a package of instant oatmeal for the quick oats, and I'm sure the powder in the package added to the cinnamon flavor (I quadrupled the cinnamon in the total recipe and I thought it was just perfect). Yum!