Apple Crisp

Warm apple crisp and a good book on a windy Autumn  weekend...nice.


Apple Crisp

4 cups sliced tart apples
dried cranberries- handful or more (optional)
cinnamon to taste
1/4 cup sugar

topping-

3/4 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup oats
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
freshly grated nutmeg to taste
1 stick plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter- cut into pieces

Preheat oven to 375. Butter a 9 x 13 baking dish. Mix apples and cranberries with cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar; spread in baking dish.
In a bowl, mix together dry ingredients, add butter and combine well with a pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in walnuts.

Pour over apples and bake for 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream  or  heavy cream.