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Skillet Apple Crisp with Ginger

Apples · Baked Goods · Crisps · Desserts · Fruit

Skillet Apple Crisp with Ginger
Prep 30 mins
Total 1 hr 10 min
Serves 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Topping

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (about 3 1/4 ounces)
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 1/3 cup uncooked old-fashioned regular rolled oats

Filling

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 1/4 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 6 medium apples), peeled and sliced (about 7 cups)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Pinch of kosher salt

  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon apple brandy (such as Calvados) or Cognac
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced crystallized ginger candy (such as Gin Gins)
  • Additional ingredient
  • Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving

Directions

Key ingredients

Baking Soda & Baking Powder · Cinnamon · Salt

Make the topping

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Pulse flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and baking powder in a food processor until combined, about two times. Add butter, and process until flour mixture goes past the crumbly stage and starts to clump together and look moist, about 30 seconds. Add oats, and pulse to combine, about three times. Transfer to a medium bowl, break up any large clumps, and chill, covered, until ready to use.

Make the filling

  1. Heat a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Add butter, and melt until sizzling. Stir in sugar to moisten in spots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is a deep amber color, about 5 minutes. Add apples (the pan is going to be overflowing, but they will cook down quickly), lemon juice, and salt. Cook, stirring often, until apples have softened and liquid is slightly reduced, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in flour and apple brandy until combined. Scatter oat topping evenly over apple mixture, and top evenly with ginger candy. Bake in preheated oven until oat topping is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes. Spoon into bowls, and serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.