So i made a trip to the apple orchard/pumpkin farm over the weekend and (as usual) bought way too many apples! i made a pie today, and my BFs brother heard us talking about it.... he asked if i'd make him some apple crisp since i had so many apples, and of course i said yes. To me, apple crisp is something i've always had to spoon out of the pan. Him and his family already have a few of my cake pans in their kitchen somewhere, so i decided i did not want to leave another pan at their house..lol. i decided to doctor up my usual recipe to make it more 'portable' so i added some extra flour to half the crumbly-topping mixture, and used that half for the bottom layer. in case it didnt work, i baked it in a cupcake pan in liners. Oh my goodness! it was unbelievable and when i 'sampled' my first one, i peeled the liner back and it was all in one piece! next time, i will make it in a 9'x13' and i'm confident i will be able to cut it into bars to plate!

heres the recipe i use (so delish!):

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1930-0-Apple-Crisp-II.html



when you finish the crumble mixture and divide it in half, add about a half cup of flour and mix it again. use this as the bottom layer and TADA... perfect apple crisp bars or mini cakes!

also, for even more crunch on top, i brushed my apple pie glaze over the tops, sprinkled more brown sugar, and popped them back in the oven for about 3 minutes. (i dilute a little corn syrup with warm water and melted butter, with a tiny splash of vanilla and brush it on top of my baked pies with a pastry brush. then sprinkle white sugar over that for to make my apple pie 'sparkly'...lol)

I thought i would post, as many of you will probably be making this soon... it is that time of year!

Thanks for sharing

Thanks but I think I'll need to taste test it first--you can mail me all of the leftovers

leftovers? these were gone before the football game was over! i only got the one i sampled! wish i could have shared...

and i have now set a precedent.... these are expected to be on the table at every packer game... what did i get myself into!? at least they're easy! and my BFs 5 yr old nephew said "auntie nikki.... can i have this for my birthday cake?" lol.... "no gage.... i can't *'decorate'* these!" (or could i....hmmmm.....maybe little caramel BC stars.... )

i could go on forever. can you tell i am in love?

they sound yummy! perfect timing - plan is to go out to the pumpkin patch next weekend. gonna give this a try! thanks for sharing!

sounds too good thanks for sharing!

I'm hungry now! Got to try this!

sounds DELICIOUS! I want some now!