Apple Cobbler With Oatmeal

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 -8 baking apples (i prefer cortland)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup quick-cooking oatmeal or 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 for best results with this recipe, use apples that hold their shape when baking and aren't too tart.
• 2 do not use macintosh apples (too soft) or red delicious (too bland).
• 3 i prefer cortlands or empires.
• 4 preheat the oven to 350 degrees- if you have a convection oven, do not use the convection feature- the dessert will be dry and overcooked on top.
• 5 use the regular baking feature.
• 6 this recipe isn't good for microwave use.
• 7 peel and core the apples, then cut them into eighths or into large cubes.
• 8 distribute the apples evenly into a medium-sized ungreased baking dish (i like the corning/pyrex oval dishes) and sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon over top.
• 9 distribute 1 tbsp of the margarine in dollops throughout the top of the apples (no need to try to stir it in).
• 10 in a separate medium mixing bowl, combine the remaining margarine, the oats, brown sugar and flour using your hands or a pastry whisk until it forms a crumbly, dry-ish mixture.
• 11 (note: if you like lots of crumble topping, feel free to double the ingredient quantities for the toppping).
• 12 pour the mixture over top of the apples and spread it out evenly so that all the apples are covered and the edges and corners hidden.
• 13 pat the mixture down lightly so that it looks sort of like a crust.
• 14 bake for 30-35 minutes, until the crumb top has darkened to a golden brown colour.
• 15 remove from the oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
• 16 spoon out portions into large bowls and serve with ice cream, thick sweetened yoghurt or milk.