APPLE ALMOND CRISP

Ingredients

  • Topping:
  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1-1/2 sticks chilled salted butter cut into 1/2” pieces
  • 1 cup sliced almonds
  • Filling:
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 8 small Granny Smith apples peeled, halved, cored, thinly sliced
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Step 1

Topping:

Whisk flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in medium bowl to blend well. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture holds together in small moist clumps. Mix in almonds, cover and chill until ready to use.

Filling:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 13x9/2” glass baking dish. Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl, whisk to blend well. Mix in apples, then vanilla and almond extracts. Spoon filling into prepared dish. Sprinkle topping over. Bake until apples are tender and topping is golden and crisp about 1 hour. Cool at least 10 minutes, serve warm.