Apple Brown Betty (Apple Crisp)

Needing to use up a bag of apples that had been hanging out in my fridge, I decided to try this dessert. Apple crisp is one of my husband's favorite desserts and this recipe didn't disappoint. The first pan disappeared so fast, I had to make another for our guests the following day. Served warm out of the oven with ice cream - that pan was scraped clean too!

• 4-6 cups apples, peeled and sliced
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• cinnamon (optional)*

Topping:

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)*

Place apples and sugar in 10 inch casserole, 2-3 inches deep or in a cake pan. Mix topping ingredients until crumbly. Spread over apples. Pat down lightly. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes. Serves 8.

*In my opinion, cinnamon is definitely not an optional part of this dessert. Adds wonderful flavor and it's just not the same without it!

Basic Rhubarb Crisp

12 stalks of rhubarb cut into thin slices, place these in bottom of 9 x 13 pan

next: Mix together till crumbly and pour over rhubarb
2 cups quick oats
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup soft margarine

Bake at 350 for 40 -50 min. till golden brown & bubbly. A quick easy last min. dessert to whip up. Serve with ice cream, cool whip or whipping cream. This dessert one can also cut into half and spread into 8" pan, just watch baking time a bit more closely. Frozen rhubarb also works great.

Rhubarb Crunch

A delicious recipe from my sister in law Christina. Yum, yum, yum.

Rhubarb Crunch

Crumbs:

• 1 cup flour


• 3/4 cup oatmeal


• 1 cup brown sugar


• 1 tsp cinnamon


• 1/2 cup melted margarine

Put half of crumbs on the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan. Save remaining crumbs for topping.

Add 4 cups of chopped rhubarb on crust.

Filling:

• 1 cup sugar


• 2 tbsp cornstarch


• 1 cup water


• 1 tsp vanilla

Bring to a boil and let simmer until thick and clear. Pour over rhubarb and top with remaining crumbs. Bake at 350 for one hour.*

*I usually only bake it for 45 minutes.

Delicious with ice cream!