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Apple CrispPies, Pastries & Desserts
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Submitted by Maw Maw for Heather
on Sunday, July 04, 2004
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| Makes: | 8 servings |
| Prep Time: | 30 minutes |
| Cook Time: | 40 minutes |
| Ready In: | 1 hour, 10 minutes |
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Apple facts d'jour..........
Apples come in all shades of reds, greens, yellows.
Two pounds of apples make one 9-inch pie.
Apple blossom is the state flower of Michigan.
2500 varieties of apples are grown in the United States.
7500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world.
100 varieties of apples are grown commercially in the United States.
Apples are grown in all 50 states.
In 2001 United States consumers ate an average of 45.2 pounds of fresh apples and processed apple products. That's a lot of applesauce!
61 percent of United States apples are eaten as fresh fruit.
Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free.
A medium apples is about 80 calories.
Apples are a great source of the fiber pectin. One apple has five grams of fiber.
The pilgrims planted the first United States apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
Most apples are still picked by hand in the fall.
The apple variety ‘Delicious' is the most widely grown in the United States.
Apples are a member of the rose family.
Americans eat 19.6 pounds or about 65 fresh apples every year.
25 percent of an apple's volume is air. That is why they float.
The largest apple picked weighed three pounds.
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| Ingredients |
| 6 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples or pears (2 to 3 pounds) |
1/2 tsp cinnamon or more to taste |
| 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar |
5 tbsp butter plus more for greasing pan |
| 3/4 cup oats |
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans |
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| | | Directions | Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Toss the fruit with half the cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and spread it in a lightly buttered 8-inch square or 9-inch round baking pan.
Combine the remaining cinnamon and sugar in the container of a food
processor with the oats and nuts; pulse a few times, just until the
ingredients are combined (you do not want to puree the oats).
To mix the ingredients by hand, soften the butter slightly, toss together the dry ingredients, then work in the butter with your fingertips, a pastry blender, or a fork.
Spread the topping over the apples and bake about 40 minutes, ntil the
topping is browned and the apples are tender. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature top with vanilla ice cream (optional).
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