Apple crisp with toffee sauce

Serves 10-12;

This could be made with other fruit like plums (wegierki), peaches, apricots. Pears may not be sharp enough.

Batter in which to immerse the fruit:

• ½ cup (125 ml) sugar
• ¼ cup (60 ml) flour
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) cinnamon
• ½ tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1 cup (250 ml) light cream
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice

fruit:

• 8 Granny Smiths (or other tart, cooking) apples, peeled, cored, and sliced in wedges

crumble:

• 1 ½ cup (375 ml) flour
• 1 cup (250ml) packed brown sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) cinnamon
• ¼ tsp (1 ml) salt
• 3/4 cup (175 ml)  cold butter

toffee sauce:

• 1 cup (250 ml) packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) butter
• ½ cup (125 ml) light cream

Introduction

1. preheat the oven to 350F (180C)
2. butter 9”x13” (23×33 cm) baking dish
3. in large bowl mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt.
4. gradually add cream and lemon juice, until combined
5. toss apples in cream mixture
6. spoon into prepared pan

for crumble:

7. mix together  flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
8. cut-in butter with pastry blender (I do it with two knives) until mixture is crumbly
9. spread over the apples and pat down gently

bake:

10. 45 minutes in 350F

make sauce:

11. combine sauce ingredients in saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar dissolved.
12. simmer until thickens (likely in time for apples to be ready)

serve warm with sauce..