Apple crisp in the United States or Apple crumble as it is known in the United Kingdom is a dessert consisting of baked apples topped with a crispy crust. Ingredients usually include cooked apples, butter, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and often oats and brown sugar, ginger, and/or nutmeg. Many different kinds of fruit can substituted for apples, such as peaches, berries, pears, etc. One of the most common variants is 'apple rhubarb crisp/crumble', in which the rhubarb provides a tart contrast to the apples. It is an easy to make and tasty alternative to apple pie and apple cobbler. Binomial name Borkh. ... For other uses, see Butter (disambiguation). ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... Binomial name J.Presl Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Binomial name Avena sativa Carolus Linnaeus (1753) The Oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain, and the seeds of this plant. ... Brown sugar typical of that bought in Western supermarkets Brown sugar is a sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. ... For other uses, see Ginger (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Legal drugs#Nutmeg be merged into this article or section. ... Binomial name (L.) Batsch Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... This article is about the fruit. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Species About 60, including: R. nobile R. palmatum For other uses see Rhubarb (disambiguation) Rhubarb is a perennial plant that grows from thick short rhizomes, comprising the genus Rheum. ... For the manga anthology series, see Petit Apple Pie. ... Apple Cobbler Cobbler is a traditional American baked dish, usually a dessert. ...

History

Apple crisp evolved in the United States out of other apple dishes such as apple pudding, apple cobbler and apple pie. However, apple crisp is a relatively new invention. It is notably absent from the first edition of the Fannie Farmer Cookbook (1896), which is a comprehensive collection of American recipes. The earliest reference to apple crisp in print occurs in 1924, with a recipe in the Everybody's Cook Book: A Comprehensive Manual of Home Cookery, Isabel Ely Lord [Harcout Brace and Company:New York] 1924 (p. 239). In the same year, it also makes an appearance in a newspaper article in the Appleton Post Crescent on Tuesday, December 09, 1924 (Appleton,Wisconsin). Despite its relatively recent invention, apple crisp or crumble has become an American and British tradition especially during the fall season or Autumn when apples are plentiful. The dish is also very popular in Canada, especially in areas where berries and fruit are readily available. It even graces the menus of discerning restaurants in the aforementioned countries. Apple pie In cooking, an apple pie is a fruit pie (or tart) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples(Cooking Apples). ... Apple Cobbler Cobbler is a traditional American baked dish, usually a dessert. ... For the manga anthology series, see Petit Apple Pie. ... For the opening number of Fiddler on the Roof, see Tradition (song). ... Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire, England. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Binomial name Borkh. ...

Variants

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Apple Brown Betty (or apple pudding) consists of alternating layers of apples and sweetened buttered bread crumbs or crackers, often with a sauce. Apple Brown Betty is an American dessert that dates back to Colonial American time. ... Binomial name Borkh. ... Breadcrumbs or bread crumbs are small particles of dry or very dry bread, which are used for breading foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, and adding inexpensive bulk to meatloaves and similar dishes. ... Cracker could refer to: Cracker, a type of biscuit Christmas cracker Computer cracker, sometimes incorrectly called a hacker Cracker, a British television series Cracker an American television series also known as Fitz. ...

Apple cobbler (also known as apple slump, apple grunt, and apple pandowdy) is an old recipe in which the baked apples are topped with a biscuit-like (scone-like) batter made with flour, milk, butter, and leavening agents. The topping is dropped onto the top of the apples in clumps, which have a 'cobbled' appearance, thus the name. For other uses, see Apple (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the foodstuff see Scone (bread). ... Batter is a thick or thin liquid mixture, usually based on flour, water or milk, and egg. ... For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... A glass of cows milk. ... For other uses, see Butter (disambiguation). ... A leavening agent is an organism or substance that when added to a dough of flour and water causes it to rise by evolving carbon dioxide or other gases that become trapped as bubbles within the dough. ... For other uses, see Apple (disambiguation). ...

Apple crumble is a British variant of apple crisp that originated during World War II food rationing. The topping is also made of butter, flour, oats, etc, but it is smoother and resembles breadcrumbs. Care must be taken to balance the correct amount of crumble with the fruit, else the filling may seep through and spoil this crust. Crumble is traditionally served with custard or, nowadays ice cream. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Butter (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... Species References ITIS 41455 2002-09-22 Oats are the seeds of any of several cereal grains in the genus Avena. ... Breadcrumbs or bread crumbs (regional variants: breading, crispies) are small particles of dry or very dry bread, which are used for breading foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thickening stews, and adding inexpensive bulk to meatloaves and similar dishes. ... A blackberry and apple crumble A crumble is a dish of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat (usually butter), flour, and sugar. ... A blackberry and apple crumble A crumble is a dish of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat (usually butter), flour, and sugar. ... This article focuses on egg-thickened custards. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ...

Finally Eve's pudding is a British dessert that is essentially a sponge cake on top of the apples. The name may originate from the biblical reference to Eve and the apple in the garden of Eden. Eves pudding is a type of pudding made from apples and Victoria sponge cake mixture. ... A slice of lemon sponge cake Sponge cake is a type of soft cake based on wheat flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs. ... Binomial name Borkh. ... Michelangelos The Creation of Eve, a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, shows God creating Eve from the side of Adam. ... Binomial name Borkh. ... For other uses, see Garden of Eden (disambiguation). ...

Recipe

Apple Crisp
5 cups of apples
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup oats
1/2 cup flour
1/4 pound butter (about 1/2 cup)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
add lemon to taste
1/3 cup water
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Preheat a conventional oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius). Thinly slice the apples and place them in a buttered pan, and sprinkle them with lemon for flavor and to prevent them from turning brown. Peeling the apples is traditional, but not required. Add 1/3 cup of water and cinnamon to taste.

Meanwhile, to make the topping combine the butter, sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg, and crumble the ingredients in a bowl with your fingers to create a uniform mixture. Cover the apples with the topping and bake for 30-45 minutes or until the apples are soft and the topping is crisped. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Loose oats can be sprinkled sparingly on the surface of the topping before baking for added texture.

See also

• Crumble
• Cobbler (food)
• Apple Pie
• Dutch apple pie
• Eve's pudding

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External links

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Apple crisp

• Food Timeline history Notes: Apple Pie
• Apple Crisp Recipe from About.com
• Apple Crisp Recipe from Joy of Baking