Apple Crisp

Thanks to Shifra Klein of Bitayavon Magazine for sharing this recipe.

The lemon zest and lemon juice adds brightness to the crisp and sets it apart from the standard apple crisp. This is seriously the best apple crisp ever. Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream. Lemon zest refers to the outer peel of the lemon, not including the white part/pith which is very bitter.

Ingredients:

6 Apples (a mix of granny smith and Cortland apples works the best)
1-2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Topping-
1/2 cup or 1 stick margarine
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup of flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Individual ramekins (optional)

Directions:

1. Peel apples, slice apple in half and then chop each half into eight pieces.
2. Mix lemon zest, brown sugar, vanilla, flour, lemon juice with apples.
3. Place in oven-to-table baking dish, 9×13 baking pan, or individual ramekins.
4. With a fork, mix the margarine, sugars, and flour to form the topping for the crisp.
5. Top apples  with crisp and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes for individual ramekins and 40-45 minutes if using a 9×13 baking dish.

Prep time: 10 minutes.  Cook time: 45 minutes.
Parve. Serves 8.

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