The Best Apple Crisp Recipe
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Category
Dessert
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Cusine
American
What do you need?
How to make?
Ingredients
For the Crisp Topping:
100g all-purpose flour
165g raw sugar, such as turbinado
1 tablespoon freshly grated zest from 1 lemon
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon kosher salt
100g toasted pecans
145g unsalted butter , cut into small cubes and chilled
For the Apple Base:
4 apples , skin on, cored and diced
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons bourbon, rye, or Scotch
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F . In a food processor, pulse flour, raw sugar, lemon zest, nutmeg, and salt until well combined. Add pecans and pulse just until pecans start to break apart, 2 to 3 pulses. Some whole pecans should still be visible. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles a coarse meal, with pea-sized chunks. Transfer to a bowl and chill in refrigerator or freezer until ready to bake.
Toss apples, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and whiskey in a large mixing bowl until evenly combined. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish and cover with crisp topping, spreading it into an even layer across the dish. Do not pack topping down with your hands. Bake until topping is darker in color, sandy, dry, and firm to the touch, about 45 minutes. Let crisp cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
