Featured Recipe Agave Apple Crisp Recipes

APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Toss fruit with half the cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar, and spread it in a lightly buttered 8-inch square or 9-inch round baking pan.
• Combine remaining cinnamon and sugar in container of a food processor with butter, oats and nuts; pulse a few times, just until ingredients are combined. (Do not purée.) To mix ingredients by hand, soften butter slightly, toss together dry ingredients and work butter in with fingertips, a pastry blender or a fork.
• Spread topping over apples, and bake about 40 minutes, until topping is browned and apples are tender. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

APPLE CRISP WITH GRANNY SMITHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a bowl, gently toss the apples with the two sugars, cinnamon, lemon juice, and melted butter.
• Place the mixture into a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish, and let sit for 15 minutes to allow the apple juices to be released.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, sugars, cinnamon and oatmeal, then mix in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples.
• Bake for 40 - 45 miniutes, or until the apples are cooked and the topping is golden brown.
• Best enjoyed warm or at room temperature.

APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Put all the topping ingredients and a pinch of sea salt in a bowl and rub together with your fingers until combined into a crumb-like texture - this can also be done in a food processor. Chill until needed. Will keep chilled for up to two days.
• Toss the apples with the sugar and lemon zest and juice until evenly coated, and tip into a 23cm round baking dish that's at least 5cm deep, or a 20cm square dish. Flatten down with your hand and scatter over the topping. Will keep covered and chilled for a day.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/ gas 5. Sit the crisp on a baking tray and bake for 40 mins until the topping is a deep golden and the fruit is bubbling at the edges. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then serve with ice cream or custard.

FEATURED RECIPE: AGAVE APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly oil an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish. Toss apples with lemon juice, apple juice or water, sweetener, and cinnamon. Spread in bottom of pan. Mix oats, wheat germ, nuts, spices, and salt in food processor with metal blade or by hand. Heat butter or oil and mix with sweetener until smooth. Add to oat mixture and stir until completely combined. Cover apples with topping. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden. Serve with your choice of topping (page xxx). Makes 9 servings