Green Apple Bake

You don't have to make this with green apples. I did, because when my mother and a friend went to Italy for two weeks, my father dropped off a dozen green apples and any other produce my mother left behind, saying, "It will just go bad."

(photo by Matt)

Green Apple Bake

Filling

5-6 green apples, diced

3/4 cup sugar

3 Tbs. brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 cup hot water

cinnamon to taste

nutmeg to taste

6-7 slices butter

Topping

1 cup flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

2 Tbsp. butter

2 eggs

1/4 cup milk

1. In a pretty bowl, combine all filling ingredients except butter and toss to coat.

2. Pour this into a pie dish that has been sprayed with Pam or something.

3. Place butter slices on top.

4. Prepare the topping by mixing it all in another pretty bowl.

5. Mix until smooth and drop on top of the filling as evenly as possible. This will spread as it cooks.

6. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Options: Serve this with with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. I do both. Too much is almost enough for this diva.

Make it a meal: Serve after a sumptuos meal of Chicken Sausage Pasta with Pesto and Spinach (see recipe)

Wine: Champagne