Winter days are getting colder and getting to the market becomes more trying yet we all want to celebrate with festive foods, so its time to make due with what you have. I have found over the years that even when resources are scarce you can always come up with something that tickles the palate and warms the belly. Some of the most elaborate meals I have made are with limited resources. It makes it more of a challenge. Today Isabella and I were looking for indoor snowstorm activities. After we finished playing in the clothes hamper we went to the kitchen. I opened the fridge, gave it a quick scan, and saw oats, apples, a lemon and cranberry butter. Cranberry butter, is more like cranberry jam than butter. Although dairy butter is added in the crumble, the cranberry butter doesn't have the fats, like dairy or nut butters, and is used for the bottom portion of the dish. I chose to leave the skin on the apples because lots of the vitamins are stored in it, plus it adds texture to the already crunchy gooey treat. Oats thave tons of vitamins and minerals and are a great souce of fiber. A treat like this is best served hot with eggnog ice cream that doubles the nutmeg pleasure.
Bottom
4 Apples ( whatever is in the fridge) cored and chopped
4 tbls sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp nutmeg
4 tbls cranberry butter or jam
2 tbls maple syrup
Mix all the ingredients and put in 9 inch pie tin
Top
1 Cup Oats ( whatever is in the pantry)
2/3 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
half stick melted butter
Mix all together and cover pie filling
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, cool for a few minutes and serve with eggnog ice cream.
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