Apple Crumble

• The crumble topping:
• t/4 cup granulated sugar
• t/4 cup all-purpose flour
• t/4 teaspoonground cinnamon
• t teaspoon kosher salt
• t tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces + more for greasing the baking dish
• The fruit filling:
• t pounds apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• t vanilla bean
• tuice of 1 lemon
• t/2 cup brown sugar
• t tablespoons all-purpose flour
• t/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1. To make the crumble topping, mix the sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt together in a bowl. Work the butter in with your hands until incorporated and the mixture looks crumbly. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Preheat the oven to 375u0b0. Butter the bottom and sides of 3 1/2-quart gratin dish or 9- by 13-inch glass baking dish. Place the apple slices in a bowl. Split the vanilla bean, and scrape the seeds into a small bowl with the lemon juice, breaking the seeds up with your fingers. Discard the vanilla bean pod. Add the lemon juice/vanilla mixture to the apples, along with the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; toss with your hands to combine. Spread the apple mixture into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples. Bake until the crumble topping hardens and turns golden brown and the apples are softened, about 60-70 minutes.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/apple-crumble-50171835 (may not work)