Apple Crumble

Had a couple extra apples leftover from making a pitcher of sangria, so I decided to turn it into dessert. This crumble is delicious warm out of the oven, and it makes the house smell divine while baking in the oven. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce and you have a wonderfully scrumptious treat!

Ingredients:
Filling:
     2 apples (I used Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and sliced
     1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour
     4 tablespoons of light brown sugar
     1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
Topping:
     1 cup of all-purpose flour
     2/3 cup of light brown sugar
     1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter 
     1/4 cup of chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8 pan with butter and set aside. For the filling, sprinkle the one tablespoon of flour, four tablespoons of sugar and cinnamon over the apples. Toss them a bit and add them to the prepared pan. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar for the topping, and add the butter piece by piece, crumbling it into the flour mixture until it resembles bread crumbs. Add the pecans, if desired. Sprinkle the crumble mixture on top of the apples in the pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling on the sides.