Apple Crumble

The fruits and vegetables of fall are some of my favorites. There's something comforting about the heartiness of apples, peaches, pumpkins, squash, eggplants, and the plethora of others just coming into season. Last week, the grocery in our town had a special on locally grown apples, so Johnny and I bought several Galas and Granny Smiths. Its became apparent we aren't going to eat all of them and I baked the Granny Smiths into a quick crumble yesterday. Here's the recipe:

Apple Crumble

• 3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled & cored
• 1/4 c. water
• 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. butter, softened

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place apples in a lightly greased 8"x8" baking pan. Add water. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut butter into mixture until coarse crumbs are formed. (Alternatively, combine ingredients in bowl of standing mixer, and mix on low speed until coarse crumbs are formed.) Sprinkle mixture over apples and bake for 35-40 minutes, until crumble is golden and apples are tender. Serve with vanilla ice cream.