Mom's Apple Crisp

This is a quick and easy dessert that Mom made frequently, but I couldn't find the recipe. Today was my lucky day -- my sister-in-law, Michele Thornburg, came up with a copy of it. She thinks it originated in an old "Betty Crocker Cookbook." We had Apple Crisp for supper tonight -- still warm from the oven with vanilla ice cream on top. Scrumptious!

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 dessert

Ingredients

• 8  cups apples, sliced and peeled
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  cups sugar
• 2⁄3 cup butter or 2⁄3 cup margarine

Directions

1. Butter a 9x13 baking dish. Spread sliced apples over the bottom of the dish. Add water. Sprinkle with cinnamon and salt.
2. Using a pastry cutter: blend flour, sugar, and butter until mixture is pea-sized and crumbly. Drop the mixture evenly over the apples.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-60 minutes. Make sure it is bubbly and lightly browned before removing from the oven.
4. Serve while warm with vanilla ice cream.