Apple Crisp

Early into our first summer in Korea, we received a flat of peaches from our company. These things were huge, hard and very unripe. I let them ripen forever, it seemed, but they were still hard as a rock and not very sweet. I finally realized there would be no fresh peaches and ice cream for us, so I made peach crisp. I made it again later in the year using apples, which is what I used for this particular recipe. Both are great!

This recipe is hardly baking, as there's no actual pastry so measurements don't need to be exact. It would be perfect for your kid-cook!

For an 8" pan, start with 3 apples (or peaches, if you prefer), peel, core and slice these babies as thin as you can make them. You could use more than 3 if you prefer more fruit, but I prefer more crisp, so I make my fruit layer fairly thin.
Don't tell my tummy.


I sliced them right into the pan.


Measure 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup sugar, pinch of salt, and 3/4 tsp. cinnamon into bowl (pretend there's cinnamon in this picture). Slice butter directly into bowl.


You could use a pastry blender, or the two-knife trick, but those take so much more time and it just annoys me. I just stick my fingers right in there and start pinching the ingredients together till it looks like fine sand (that's not really the word I want, but I can't think of what it really looks like).


Please forgive the picture quality.
Pour the flour mixture evenly over the sliced apples. It's going to look like too much, but believe me, you want it all!

Pop it in the oven at 350 degrees (or whatever your supper is cooking at, it doesn't really matter, mine happened to be closer to 400 degrees), and bake about 30-40 minutes until the top is slightly golden.

You can serve this with ice cream or Cool Whip (yuck), OR.....


Hello!
Homemade whipped cream--yum!!
Whip 1 cup heavy cream till peaked, mix in 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla and whip till peaks form.
Your family will thank you.
Even if your tummy doesn't. Just don't tell your tummy!


Dish it up!

What you need

3 peaches or apples, peeled, cored and sliced as thin as you can make them
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
pinch salt
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
5-6 Tbs butter, chilled (use more or less depending on your preference)

Place sliced apples/peaches in 8" round baking dish. In bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon. Slice butter into small chunks. Mix well. Pour over fruit. Bake 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes till light golden.