The first fall we were married, Daddy and I went apple picking and then I made a batch of this every single night until the apples were gone.  Top with vanilla ice cream or just eat it straight from the pan!

Ingredients

• 6 Macintosh apples, peeled and chopped (other varieties can be used, but it isn't going to be as yummy)
• ground cinnamon
• 1 cup light brown sugar
  
•  3/4 cup old fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cold  butter, diced into small cubes
• pinch of salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.  Grease an 8×8 baking dish non-stick cooking spray.  Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, add chopped apples, 3/4 tsp of the cinnamon. Many recipes call for added sugar at this step but there is plenty of sweetness in the topping and I like a tart filling (so did Daddy).  Stir to combine, then transfer to prepared baking dish.
• In a separate mixing bowl, add topping ingredients (brown sugar, oats, flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, salt, and diced cold butter).  Use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the oat mixture, using a slight downward twisting motion, until mixture resembled pea-sized crumbs.  Alternatively, you can use two forks or knives to cut butter into the mixture.
• Spread topping over apples in baking dish, and gently pat to even it out.  Bake 40-50 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.
• Serve warm and enjoy!