Saturday, July 18, 2009

Slow Cooker Recipe


I think that we can all agree that it's HOT !! But we still have to eat and who wants to turn on your oven to cook a satisfying meal that everyone will love. I have found 2 dishes that can be made completely in a slow cooker. Starting with dessert.
Apple Crisp
Ingredients
Topping:
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
pinch of salt
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Filling:
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 large granny smith apples,peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch wedges. (10 cups)
Directions:
1. Coat 2 to 4 quart slow cooker bowl with nonstick cooking spray
2. Topping: In a small bowl, mix together flour,sugars,cinnamon,nutmeg,and salt. Add butter:work into flour mixture using a pastryblender or fingers until coarse crumbs form. Stir in pecans and set aside.
3. Filling: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar,lemon juice,cornstarch,ginger and cinnamon. Stir in apples;toss to coat.
4. Spoon apple mixture into slow cooker and sprinkle topping over it.
Cover and cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours or until apples are tender. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
Easy, huh?

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