Applescotch Crisp

From John Willingham's World Champion Bar-B-Q cookbook. This uses butterscotch pudding mix in the topping. Sounds different and delicious!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Filling

• 2  cups  peeled and sliced tart apples (about 4 apples)
• 1  tablespoon flour
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup milk

• Topping

• 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup  quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans or 1⁄2 cup walnuts
• 8  tablespoons butter or 8  tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 ounce  butterscotch dry pudding mix, not instant

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. To make the filling, in a large bowl, toss the apples with the flour, brown sugar, water, and milk. Mix well. Transfer to an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan.
3. To make the topping, in a bowl, combine the flour, oats, pecans, butter, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and pudding mix. Mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples.
4. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden brown.