Ollie's Kid-Made Apple Crisp

What you need

• Flour, 1/2 cup
• Apple, 4
• Sugar, 1 spoon
• Cinnamon, 1 pinch
• Rolled oats, 1/2 cup
• Brown sugar, 1/3 cup
• Butter, 4 spoons, softened
• Baking dish, 1
• Bowl, 1 mixing bowl, plus serving bowls
• Spoon, 1
• Knife, 1, for the grown-up
• Oven mitts, 1 pair

How to do it

Grown-up prep: Set out all the ingredients and let the butter soften on the counter. Plan on about an hour from start to finish, including baking and cooling.

1. A grown-up preheats the oven to 350°F. A grown-up does this
2. A grown-up cores and slices the four apples. A grown-up does this
3. Tuck the apple slices into the dish.
4. Toss the slices with the sugar and cinnamon using a spoon.
5. Rub the flour, oats, brown sugar and butter together with your fingertips.
   Ask: What do you think will happen to the butter as you rub it in?
6. Scatter the crumbs over the apples.
7. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes, until the top is golden and the apples bubble. A grown-up does this
   Ask: What do you think the top and the apples will look like when it comes out?
8. A grown-up takes the hot dish out with oven mitts. A grown-up does this
9. Let it cool for 15 minutes, then dig in and share it!
   Ask: What would you change or add to make your next crisp even better?

Play it again

• Fruit swap: try pears, peaches or berries instead of apples.
• Secret spice: add a new spice like nutmeg or ginger and guess the flavor.
• Mini crisps: bake single servings in a muffin tin and decorate them with your own crumb patterns.