Archive for December 6th, 2009
Apple is a real American fruit. Since era of the first colony, apple has been having a huge role in the new world. Apple has lots of nutrition that makes it perfect to consume both raw or many cooked for many different recipes. We have many different food recipes used apple as the main ingredients as our national culinary heritage.
Well, apple pie might be the most popular American culinary heritage but there are lots more foods made from apple. One of the best is apple crisp. This is a popular dessert consisting of baked apples topped with a crispy crust. This dessert is perfect for many occasions and most people would love its tender and sweet apple combines with the crunchy crisp. Apple crisp will be perfect with the vanilla ice cream on top of it. Moreover, apple crisp recipe is quite simple. There are no complicated ingredients and procedures. Well, how can any one goes wrong with apples cinnamons, butters, cinnamons, and nuts?
Even though it is simple, lots of people couldn’t find the perfect apple crisp of their own. Well, you might have tried so many apple crisp recipes but still you got another batch of so-so apple crisp. It might be your bad luck, but it did happen many times. Many people describe that perfect apple crisp recipe should be sweet and buttery, and has crunchy topping with tender apples. Beyond the recipe, there are some important things you must notice for perfect apple crisp.
The most important part of the recipe must be the apple it selves. Since this is the main ingredients, the apple must be tender and hold its shape after baked. There are many different opinions about the perfect apple for apple crisp. Most people like to use McIntosh or Granny Smith apples. Those two apples are believed to have the best characteristic for apple crisp. Other baked apple like Braeburn or Gala could also become good choices. Make sure that the apple you choose is not overripe, still juicy and crunchy.
The second important part you should notice is the sugar. There are two types of sugars often used in the recipe, brown sugar to give the sweet taste and color, and granulated sugar for sweet taste and crunchy texture. Most people use too much sugar, make it so sweet and masking the apple taste itself. Even most of us would add caramel and ice cream or whipped cream topping. Too many sugar will also make the crisp has a layer of frosting.
Other important part of apple crisp is the topping. This is the responsible one for the crunchy and crispy texture. There are many choices for the topping. Oatmeal and nuts are often used, but cracker crumbs could be a perfect choice to add the crispiness. You can also choose different types of nuts, from walnut, nutmeg, and many more. However, too much flour or sugar or oatmeal could turn the crisp way too soft and too sweet. Perfect combination will give the extra crispy and flavor rich topping.