Amaretto Apple Crisp With Toasted Almonds Recipes

AMARETTO APPLE CRISP WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Add the apples to 9×13 baking dish (or a large skillet) and toss them with the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Pour the amaretto over top and toss the apples.
• In a bowl, stir the oats, brown sugar, almonds, flour, cinnamon and salt. Add in the vanilla extract and amaretto, then add the butter. Use your hands to incorporate the butter until it is evenly distributed and you have a crumbly mix. Sprinkle it evenly over the apples. Bake the apples for 40 to 45 minutes, until the crisp is golden brown and the juice is bubbly underneath. Remove the dish from the oven and serve the crisp hot with ice cream.

AMARETTO APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and both sugars in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly.
• Add almonds, toss well.
• Combine apple, nutmeg, cinnamon and Amaretto in a bowl; toss well.
• Spoon apple mixture in an 8" square baking dish or 1-1/2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with crumb mixture.
• Bake at 375ºF for 45 minutes or until golden brown.

AMARETTI CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast in oven until lightly browned and fragrant, 7 to 9 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool.
• Combine almonds and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, and grind to a fine powder. Transfer to a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into almond mixture; fold in almond extract.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer almond mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip. Pipe twenty 2-inch rings onto prepared sheet, about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven, and immediately transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.