Tasty Tuesday

Skillet Apple Crisp

Ingredients:

6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

3/4 cup (packed) light brown sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.

2. Place the apples in a large bowl. Add the vanilla, brown sugar, cornstarch, zest and juice of first lemon, and cinnamon to the apples and toss to coat. Transfer the apple mixture to a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and set aside.

3. To make the topping, in a medium bowl, stir together the flour, granulated sugar, oats, baking soda, salt, and zest. Add the butter and use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour mixture until there are no pieces of butter left larger than small peas. Sprinkle the flour mixture evenly over the apple mixture.

4. Bake for 1 hour, until the apple filling is bubbling and the topping is golden brown. Serve warm.