Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of a 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Toss apples with lemon juice and place half in bottom of a 9-inch baking dish or 9-inch pie plate.
In a food processor, combine flour, brown sugar, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves and salt; pulse several times to combine. Add butter 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring between each tablespoon until butter is completely incorporated and coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle half of the crumbs over apples. Top with remaining apple slices and remaining crumb mixture. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.
Notes:
Choose apples that are ideal for baking, such as Honeycrisp, Braeburn, Granny Smith, or Pink Lady. Don’t slice the apples too thinly, as this recipe is best when the apple is still a little firm.
To make cleanup easier, grease your baking dish.
Don’t skip the lemon juice. It helps keep the apples fresh while you prepare the rest of the recipe and adds a noticeable, delicious flavor to the finished product.
Always preheat the oven and load the dish as close to the center as possible. For best results, don’t overbake this recipe. The top should be lightly browned and the apples should still be slightly crisp.
Like apple pie, this recipe is best served warm, but it’s still delicious cold.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
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