Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Where's Mikey When I need him? (Apple Crisp)

Posted by SouthShore Chick at 4:34 AM

Mama taught us how to make Apple Crisp. She'd make it for us in the cool autumn mornings or sometimes in the mid-afternoons when we came indoors from play.

Mikey's my baby brother. He was the cutest little guy, and he loved apple crisp as much as the rest of us.

Isn't he adorable? He used to run around pretending he was Zorro with a blanket tied around his neck and a wooden sword in hand. If you weren't quick enough you'd get whacked with the sword. (Our big sissy was never quick enough. hahaha!)

Mikey learned real quick how to make our Mama's yummy Apple Crisp and became a pro at it. His crisp was so good we deemed Mikey the Apple Crisp Fixer-Upper Person and when we wanted Apple Crisp we knew It was Mikey who could make it best when Mama was busy.

I'm hungry this morning and I have a hankering for some of my baby brother's Apple Crisp. I'd make him fly his butt out here to whip me some up but he's in heaven right now and I miss him. (I pre-prepped a pan of crisp to bring to school with me. I'll throw it in the oven when I get there this morning and share it with the class!)



 
This is a picture of Mikey before going on stage for a performance. 
(He was a lead vocalist and lead guitarist in a band.)

Here's his recipe:

Mama & Mikey's Autumn Apple Crisp
 Yields 6 - 8 servings

3/4 cup Old Fashioned Oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of ground nutmeg and cloves
4 - 6 baking apples sliced and cored. (removing the skin is optional)

  1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Lightly grease a 9 x 9-inch pan with a little bit of butter.
  3. Prepare Apples as you would a pie by slicing them thin. Place in baking pan
  4. Combine other ingredients, mixing with fork until large crumbs form.
  5. Sprinkle crumb mix over apples.
  6. Bake for 35-40 minutes. 
  7. Serve warm. (Tastes awesome served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream)
Love to all! Have an excellent day everybody! xoxo


 

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

Awwwwwwww. He is so sweet. I loved this post. What wonderful memories! Your apple crisp sounds out of this world fantastic!

February 18, 2011 at 6:56 PM  
SouthShore Chick said...

Thank you, I'm so happy that even though he's gone now I have my memories to hang on to. He was the only boy in my family among three sisters. He was loved and spoiled by all of us when he was alive.
You will love this recipe! It's a family favorite.

February 19, 2011 at 6:19 AM  

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