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First apple crisp of the season!

Looks like we're going to get a bunch of Gravensteins this year, Pippins likewise. Didn't have the time or oomph to build a pie crust, so I default to my Grandma's super-simple Apple Crisp recipe.

Apple Crisp

5-6 medium baking apples--Gravensteins, Granny Smith, etc.--cored and sliced.

1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 large egg, unbeaten
1 T water
1/3 cup melted butter
Dusting of cinnamon

Lay apples evenly in a greased baking dish--9x13" is fine, I have this 12" diameter baker I made specifically for crisps.

Whisk together dry ingredients, then add egg and water. Mix with fork until crumbly. Mixture doesn't have to be evenly mixed: big lumps, powdery bits, all okay. Spread over top of the apples, drizzle with butter, dust with cinnamon. You'll note that the apples aren't sugared in this recipe. If you're dealing with early, very green apples, as I was, you might want to add 1/4 cup sugar to the apples before applying the topping.

Bake 30-40 minutes at 350° F.