1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
8 medium apples, peeled, chopped
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
Directions
1. In small bowl, stir 1/4 cup brown sugar with 1 tbsp flour and
cinnamon. Toss with apples and place in 8" (2L) baking dish.
2. Stir 1/2 cup flour with rolled oats and 1/2 cup brown sugar, and
slowly stir in 1/4 cup melted butter. Spread over apple mixture.
3. Bake at 350F for 35 mins or until tender.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Fruit
The History of Recipes
Recipes as a concept can be observed far back into the far past, at least as far as the Egyptians, and maybe further still. However, these, ancient records were just very basic pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing meals.
Fascinatingly, the oldest recipe discovered so far, according to food historians is a series of tablets in the Sumerian language which recount the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making drinkers feel `exhilarated, wonderful and blissful`. As our culinary historical trip moves to more modern times we find two interesting books from the 14th Century - a cookery book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary named `Curye on Inglish`. Perhaps surprisingly, they are not about the indian food that is familiar to us all today, but rather accounts of the types of meals prepared by the chefs of the rich and wealthy people of those days. Over the following few centuries, the powerful and rich competed with each other to serve the best banquets, and because of this the best cooks and their recipes could command a high salary. Nevertheless, it was during the nineteenth century that fine cookery and recipe books really came of age. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, spent years to collating, testing, and recording recipes for their fellow cooks to enjoy. When we get to the 1900s, cookbooks are in high demand, due to higher levels of literacy, people having more leisure time and having more money to spend. The arrival of TV gave us cooking programs and the spin-off recipe books. And that neatly brings us to the present day and the internet revolution, permitting everybody to access massive numbers of recipes like the ones you can find on this site. |
We hope you enjoy this Classic Apple Crisp recipe.
