My sister Karen said this was the best pie she’d ever eaten. I disagreed (she’s eaten
our lemon pie before) and my other sister Linda suggested maybe it could be the best
apple crisp ever. All of you are welcome to come to my house with a bag of Granny
Smiths and we can make it together. Drop-ins are great.
I don’t remember how many apples I used for this recipe. A pie’s worth, anyway.
Four?
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and steamed until soft.
After cooking, toss with 1 tsp cinnamon, dash nutmeg and 1 Tbsp
sucanat*. Place in pie stone or tin.
- 2/3 c oats
- 1/3 c flax meal**
- 1/2 c chopped or ground walnuts
- 1/3 c butter or non-hydrogenated oil spread
- 2 Tbsp oat bran
- 1 Tbsp sucanat
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
Blend topping ingredients and place on top of apples. Bake until
browned (10-15 minutes) at about 350F.
*Sucanat is dried molasses sugar. You can buy it (and the oat bran and
flax seeds) in bulk at Whole Foods. You can substitute brown sugar or
white sugar if you want.
**To make flax meal, I buy whole flax seeds and grind a week’s worth in
a coffee grinder. Refrigerate the extra.