At this time of the year for our first course I love to make warm Apple Crisp.  This is a recipe that I have been using for years and I believe it was found in one of my Bon Appetit magazines.  Our guests really enjoy this as their first bite before the main entree.  I hope you enjoy it too.

6 medium sized Granny Smith apples; peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1/4 c. (or more) orange juice
1 T. rum
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Topping
3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. old-fashioned oats
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. butter, chilled and cut into small pieces

Set oven temperature to 350 and butter a 9-inch baking pan.
Place cut apples in baking pan.  Mix together orange juice, rum and vanilla and pour over the apples. 
Combine together the first 5 ingredients of the topping.  Cut in the butter. 
Sprinkle the topping mixture over the apples.
Bake 30 – 40 minutes until juices bubble.

I like to serve it warm with a nice dollop of vanilla yogurt.

I’ll look forward to seeing you soon,
Linda
Whispering Pines Bed and Breakfast ——————————-