Spicy Clay Pot Apple Crisp (clay pot recipe)

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Spicy Clay Pot Apple Crisp

 

4 cups Granny Smith apples -- sliced

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/3 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup brown sugar -- packed

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 cup cold butter or marg.

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

1 cup old fashioned rolled oats

whipped cream or ice cream (optional)

chopped nuts of choice (optional)

 

 

Soak top and bottom of a small clay cooker in water

for at least 15 minutes. Mix sliced apples with lemon

juice and place in bottom of clay cooker.

In a separate bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon,

nutmeg, cardamom and butter together until crumbly,

using a pastry blender or your hands. Stir in oats

and sprinkle mixture over apples.

Set cover on cooker and place in a cold oven. Set

temperature to 425 degrees and bake for 50 minutes.

Remove cover and bake for an additional 5 to 8 minutes

or until top is crisp. Serve warm with whipped cream

or ice cream if desired (optional). Sprinkle with

chopped nuts.