Here it is fresh out of the oven. It's a little burned because my oven is weird, and I'm pretty sure it is over sweetened. Oh well... that's what take two is for!
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Apple Crisp: Experiment Number One
So I chose a recipe. Well, to be honest I chose it a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't had much time to sit down and post anything until now. I have loved apple crisp ever since I was small, but it was a treat, a recipe that my grandmother only made when my Uncle was coming to town, because it was his favorite. And even though I knew that I could cook it on my own, there is just something about the magic of a grandmother's cooking that makes everything taste better somehow. So for the longest time I hadn't had one of my favorite desserts, because... I figured that if I tried to make it, somehow it wouldn't taste as good.
But I gathered up my courage, and my ingredients. The original recipe calls for:
6 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup cold butter.
Because of my dietary restrictions, I knew that I would have to make some changes. So I gathered up this.
White Sugar
Cinnamon
Dark Brown Sugar
Gluten Free Flour (I used Bob's Red Mill - it's pretty basic, and available everywhere.)
Quick cooking oats (I didn't have any old fashioned)
Soy Free Earth Balance
Regular old Macintosh apples
After I chopped and tossed and squished (seriously, making the topping with my hands was much more fun than using a fork!), I ended up with this
Which is now currently in the oven, cooking. It should be done in about 20 minutes, and I will have to let everyone know how it turned out!
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