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Our house has been overflowing this week with apple everything since I found such an amazing deal for Fuji apples. Just $11 for a bushel–and they were some juicy Fuji apples! So I bought three bushels. Just in case you didn’t know, that’s 140 lbs. of Fuji apples sitting in my house. As one of my friends pointed out, that’s more than my weight in apples!
So what was I to do with all of these apples? In the next few weeks, you’ll see what I did with most of them. Whenever we get fall-fresh apples, though, we can’t resist baking several meals of homemade apple crisp. Oh wait, I mean “Betty” according to Ryan. Yup, Betty. Do you know what Betty is? I didn’t until I met Ryan. Please tell me if you already knew what it is. Apparently it really is a “thing.” It took a little getting used to, but now I understand that it’s just another name for any type of fruit crisp.
You see, my husband was raised dangerously near to the south in the lovely state of Virginia. Sometimes I don’t know if his expressions are a southern thing or something that just his family said. Can anyone relate? Then again, he thinks I say some words kind of strange since I’m from Michigan like, “w-a-a-ter” and “c-a-a-r.” Ok, I’ll admit it. I do.
Then, there’s buggies. You know, those things that babies sleep in, those things that you push around the grocery store and put your food in (according to Ryan.) I couldn’t even believe it when I heard him call a grocery cart a buggy. Then my ears perked up and I started hearing a ton of people calling grocery carts buggies at the stores when I lived in Tennessee. Interesting.
Not to mention what we “might could’ve” or “might should’ve” done. So what were you doing during English class? Please.
Over time, though, I’ve come to realize that we all have our “things” that we do or say a little bit differently.
I’m sure if Ryan was writing this post he could’ve filled it up with all of my idiosyncrasies. Like the fact that I am helpless with sayings and idioms (was it elbow grease or muscle oil?) I once stumbled upon this terribly interesting article about what people say in different regions across the U.S. Note especially what they say in Alabama and Mississippi when the rain falls but the sun is still shining.
So, as you sit down with your friends and family to savor this warm apple crisp Betty, remember that people may do things differently than you, which also means that you are doing things differently than them. You have to love everyone not in spite of their weirdness, but sometimes because of it. I’m glad people can love someone who’s a little bit quirky like I am.
- 5 C. apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar or maple syrup (opt.)
- 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 C. water
- 3/4 C. quick oats
- 1 C. flour*
- 2-3 Tbsp. brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 C. oil**
- 2 Tbsp. soymilk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- Peel and thinly slice the apples.**
- Place the apples in a baking dish approx. 9×13 or slightly smaller.
- Sprinkle on the cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar. Toss together with apples.
- In a small container, dissolve the cornstarch in the water.
- Pour cornstarch solution over the apples in the baking dish.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix together the oats, flour, sugar, and baking powder.
- Add in the oil, soy milk, and vanilla.
- Mix all together.
- Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over top of apples.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until apples are soft.
- *I used white whole wheat. White works fine, too, just less nutritious. Whole wheat may make your crust fairly dense. You could mix whole wheat and white flour 1/2 and 1/2.
- For gluten-free, use gluten-free flour 🙂
- **I used Fuji apples sliced into 16th’s, but any type should work as long as sour apples are used only in moderation.
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