Apple Crisp II

Description
Apple Crisp from the Wikibooks Cookbook—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License
 * Cook Time: 45–60 minutes

Ingredients

 * 5 cups of apples
 * ¾ cup brown sugar
 * ¾ cup oats
 * ½ cup flour
 * ¼ pound butter
 * 1 tsp cinnamon
 * ½ tsp salt
 * lemon, to taste
 * ⅓ cup water
 * ¼ tsp nutmeg

Directions

 * 1) Preheat a conventional oven to 350°F / 180°C.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) Add ⅓ cup of water and cinnamon to taste.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5) Cover the apples with the topping and bake for 30–45 minutes or until the apples are soft and the topping is crisped.
 * 6) Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Tips

 * Peeling the apples is traditional, but not required.
 * Loose oats can be sprinkled sparingly on the surface of the topping before baking for added texture.
 * Any type of apple may be used, baking or sweet, or a mixture of types.
 * Cooked apple dishes are a good use for substandard apples, e.g. damaged, wrinkled etc.
 * Crisps can be made with most any sort of fruit. Pineapple is a good choice.
 * Some fruits, especially peaches go better in a cobbler.
 * Raisins can be added to the apples at the beginning, and ½ teaspoon of powdered ginger, or a sprinkling of nutmeg can also be put in.
 * 'Mixed spice' (cinnamon, coriander, clove and other spices) is a perfect addition to apple dishes. This is more popular in Britain than the US.