Apple Crumble

Name: Apple Crumble
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients: 4 pounds, Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, and cut into ¾-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons packed plus ½ cup packed (3½ ounces), dark brown sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons, lemon juice; 1 teaspoon, table salt, divided; 3/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup, sliced almonds, chopped fine; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons, water

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2019, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Fruit Desserts

A rustic dessert such as crumble should show off the fruit's tangy freshness—not bury it in sugar. We rebuilt this classic from the bottom up so that it does right by the apples.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME1¼ hours, plus 45 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Making an apple crumble that tastes primarily of apples starts with plenty of fruit. We tossed 4 pounds of apples with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to enhance their bright flavor. Adding just 2 tablespoons of brown sugar to the filling kept...

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