Cast Iron Cinnamon Apple Crisp

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 9 granny smith apples
• 1 lime (juice only)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon (or to taste)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sliced pecans
• 1/2 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 for filling:.
• 2 peel the apples, slice and dust with both sugars (1/2 cup brown sugar & 1/2 cup sugar), lime juice and cinnamon and allow to site in large mixing bowl for 10 minutes to marinate.
• 3 for topping:.
• 4 in a cuisinart-type food processor, blend together 1 cup brown sugar, flour and pecans.
• 5 when the mixture gets almost smooth, add in chucks of the butter and pulse until the mixture becomes the consistency of wet sand.
• 6 do not over mix or the topping will become gluey.
• 7 in a cast iron skillet (any size will work!).
• 8 preheat the pan to 300 degrees in a convention oven. grease the pan with just a touch of butter or non-stick cooking spray. then add in a heavy helping of the apple mixture.
• 9 top with a thick layer of the crumbled topping and bake at 300 degrees for approximately 60 minutes.
• 10 keep checking to be sure that the top does not over brown.
• 11 if the top gets too brown, lower the temperature to 275 and keep an eye on the oven.
• 12 when the topping is golden brown and the apples are lightly bubbling, the dessert is ready.
• 13 serve in the pan family style, or scoop out and top with cinnamon ice cream.