Quesiton about apple crisp

[MonkeyFunk]

I'm making it for the first time later today. Can I prepare the "crisp" topping (sugar, brown sugar, flour, oats, butter) ahead of time and keep it in the fridge? Or do I have to make it just before baking the crisp?

Also, do people here put some crisp on the bottom like a crust or only on top? I've seen recipes saying both.

[Breeze54]

1. You definitley can make it ahead of time.

I've never used oats though.

Just butter, flour and brown sugar. Maybe some nutmeg.

Only on top. That's why they call it 'crisp'! ;)

[MonkeyFunk]

2. thanks

I'll do that. I wanna have the thing ready to go in the oven as we're having dinner.

now SOME recipes also call for a little baking powder, and even egg, in the topping. Thoughts?

[rug]

3. I can't stand public displays of domesticity.

[MonkeyFunk]

4. Well, at the tender age of 46

I'm just learning how to do this stuff.

Come on by for some apple crisp, ya old curmudgeon.

[rug]

5. I'd love to but you put too many oats in it.

Merry Christmas :hi:

[MonkeyFunk]

6. the oats are optional

I may or may not add them. I can make a little corner without them for you.

[grasswire]

7. add the oats

You won't be sorry, because they add a nutty flavor. Besides, they lower cholesterol.

No topping on the bottom of the pan. That's why they call it "topping."

[MonkeyFunk]

9. OK

I've prepared the topping.

Umm... what's it supposed to look like? I thought it'd be very lumpy, but it's not very. Just a big powdery mixture with smallish globs scattered throughout. I kept adding butter and working it in, hoping it would change, but it's still the same.

And how thick should the topping be when I pour it on? I mean, how much topping should be on the apples? half an inch? an inch? 2 feet?

[Breeze54]

12. My Mom's topping for the crisp was always about an inch.

But no matter... as long as it taste's good! :)

Maybe that's why she didn't use the oats. They absorb the butter.

[grasswire]

14. depends on the size of your pan and the size of your recipe

It isn't like baking a cake -- measurements aren't that critical. It will be fine. The juice from the apples will ooze up, and the butter will melt and it will be yummy.

[rocktivity]

10. Those who can't do, can't stand.

I suppose this wouldn't be a good time to ask how long I should cook my 3 1/2-pound mini leg of lamb...

:headbang:
rocknation

[MonkeyFunk]

11. cook it for 10 minutes at 1,250 degrees.

[rug]

13. And don't forget the mint jelly.

[TrogL]

8. yes