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Apple crisp without margarine

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greeneyes ↓

Tue, Nov 20 2007, 11:36 pm

I'm looking for a recipe for an apple crisp that I can serve warm on Friday night with ice cream...BUT, it seems that most recipes call for margarine. Sad

Anyone have a recipe that uses oil?

Thank you ever so much!! Very Happy

chavamom ↓

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 12:01 am

Laurel's Kitchen has a recipe with oil, not marg. Or you can use "Earth Balance" margarine which is non-hydrogenated and has no transfat and is actually good for you. I use the "natural buttery" one in most of my baking - it's parve.

greenfire

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 1:15 am

use less oil ... it will be hard to make it crumble as good ... or use crisco

Mishie

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 1:57 am

I make it with oil (canola oil), and it comes out just as good.

sarahd

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 4:11 am

I also use oil (much less than the amount of margarine called for in the recipe) and it comes out okay. Not as crisp/crunchy as margarine but definitely edible.

↑ chavamom ↓

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 9:55 am

Here you go. From Laurel's Kitchen:
Diane's Apple Crisp
8 apples (she suggests green pippins)
juice of 1 lemon
1 t. cinnamon
2 T. whole wheat flour
3/4 c. raisins
water or apple juice

Topping
1 c. rolled oats
1/3 c. toasted wheat germ
1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 t. salt
2 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. butter or oil (this recipe is written this way and I make it with oil)

Slice apples until you have enough to fill a greased 9x13 pan. In a bowl, mix the apples with lemon juice, cinnamon, flour and raisins. Return them to the baking dish, adding enough water or apple juice to cover the bottom. Mix topping in a bowl and press onto top of apples. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until apples are soft.

↑ greeneyes

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 10:01 am

Thanks so much, chavamom....do you think the recipe you posted would be good as a dessert with ice cream?

Earth Balance looks like a great product, but I don't think I've seen it sold in the stores around here. I could be wrong though, so I'll definitely look out for it. Anyone know where I can buy Earth Balance in Flatbush?

Mishie, if you have the time, would you mind posting your recipe? Thanks a lot.

↑ chavamom ↓

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 11:22 am

It's great with ice cream.

As for the Earth Balance - do you have a Trader Joes in the area? That's the cheapest place I've found to get it. Otherwise, it's available at most health food stores.

anuta

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 11:36 am

Here are some great tips for substituting margarine or butter in baking recipes; I used them successfully (I.e. swapping margarine for apple sauce + oil, or mashed bananas...)

http://livingwithoutmilk.com/m......html

Mevater

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 12:20 pm

chavamom wrote:

...In a bowl, mix the apples with lemon juice, cinnamon, flour and raisins. Return them to the baking dish, adding enough water or apple juice to cover the bottom.

Do most other apple crisp recipes say to add water tp apples? Doesn't that make the bottom rather soggy and harder to cut neatly?

↑ chavamom

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 2:48 pm

I think you have to do that b/c the recipe calls for less sugar than most? But no, most of it evaporates and the bottom is not soggy.

chocolate moose

Wed, Nov 21 2007, 2:59 pm

I find oil a fine sub for marg

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