apple crumble

To get in the season of autumn, since the weather here apparently is refusing (it is LA, land of the sun), I decided to make apple crumble. Cinnamon and apples baking have such a wonderful aroma, and makes you feel warm and homey and ready for the holidays. And even though it is only Oct 5, the holidays for me have already started. Just look:

Halloween: 25days
Thanksgiving: 49 days
Christmas: 81days.

See. When you see them in days it seems much closer. Have you started thinking about thanksgiving plans, and christmas gifts?? Its creeping up! ...and hopefully I wont spend another christmas alone.

So anyways, back to my wonderful apple crumble.

Oh it was SO good! Better than I thought it was going to be. It would be tasty with some vanilla ice cream, but I'm not a big fan of ice cream so I just stuck with it plain!

Apple Crumble

by Dave Lieberman (Food Network)

Ingredients

• 4 large Golden Delicious apples (about 3 pounds)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
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• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch fine salt
• 8 tbso (1 stick) cold butter, cut into small pieces
• (1 cup walnuts or pecans, roughly chopped...I didnt do this)

1. Preheat to 350 degrees.

2. Peel, core, and slice apples. Put apples in a large mixing bowl, toss with sugar, lemon juice, flour, and cinnamon. Pour into a lightly greased 9 by 13-inch baking dish, and spread out into an even layer. Set aside.

3. In another large bowl, mix together the nuts, flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, and salt for the topping. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, gently work in the cold butter until pea-sized lumps are formed.

4.Top apples evenly with mixture and bake until apples are bubbly and topping is golden brown, about 45 minutes, rotating once halfway through cooking.

5.Serve warm or at room temperature.