Dutch Apple Crumb Cake

Note: Choose an apple that will hold up well during baking, like Granny Smith, Fuji, or Gala. Recipe by Keith and Ada Mathewson, Bonita Springs, FL

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12-15

Ingredients

• 8  cups  peeled and sliced tart apples
• 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar, divided
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1  cup  softened butter or 1  cup margarine
• 2  eggs
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  finely chopped walnuts, divided
•  vanilla ice cream (optional)

Directions

1. Place apples in a greased 13-by-9-by-2-inch dish sprinkled with 1/4 cup brown sugar and cinnamon.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and remaining brown sugar.
3. Add eggs and stir in flour and 1/2 cup walnut.
4. Spread over apples.
5. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes or until apples are tender.
7. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.