Old Fashioned Apple Crisp

Sorry I've missed a few weeks of recipes...I've been preoccupied with the sweetness of our little joy boy! I thought however, I would post this recipe that we made last night while Aaron's parents were in town. They brought perfectly ripe and ready apples from the Apple Valley Orchard in Tennessee so we wanted to make something using them. This recipe is super easy, super delicious, and great this time of year while apples are in season...Enjoy!

Old Fashioned Apple Crisp


Ingredients:
5 McIntosh apples
Grated zest of 1 orange
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the topping:
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 pound cold unsalted butter, diced

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Butter a baking dish (oval or square work best).
Peel, core, and cut the apples into large wedges. Combine the apples with the zests, juices, sugar, and spices. Pour into the dish.
To make the topping, combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and cold butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the mixture is crumbly and the butter is the size of peas. Scatter evenly over the apples.
Bake for 1 hour until the top is brown and the apples are bubbly.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.