Aunt Betty's Apple Crisp

There's nothing simpler to throw together than a crisp or a crumble and there's nothing that says home cooked better than an apple pie. So here's the best of both worlds. It's a warm apple filling covered in a very crisp crust reminiscent of sugar cookies and topped with some vanilla ice cream. Plus it makes the whole house smell great!

Ingredients:

5 Granny Smith apples

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup + 1 TBS sugar

1 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 beaten egg

1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil

butter

vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 cooking dish with butter. Core and peel the apples and cut into slices (Approx. 12 slices per apple). Mix the apples with the 1/4 cup + 1 TBS of sugar and the 1 tsp cinnamon, toss with your hands. Place in the greased baking dish. Combine the rest of the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, and mix until they are consistently blended. Add the beaten egg and oil, once again stir until combined. Crumble over the top of the apple slices in the baking dish. Place small pieces of butter over the top, a few inches apart, about 2 tsp total. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove, let cool a little, but serve warm topped with vanilla ice cream.