Spicy Apple Crisp

4 c Peeled and sliced apples

-- (cooking type) 1 tb Lemon juice

1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour

1 c Quaker Oats, uncooked

-- (quick or old-fashioned) 1/2 c Brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 ts Salt

1 ts Cinnamon

1/3 c Butter or margarine; melted

Place apples in a shallow dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Combine flour, oats, sugar, salt, cinnamon and butter, mixing until crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mixture over apples. Bake in preheated moderate oven (375 F.) about 30 minutes or until apples are tender. Serve warm or cold with cream or ice cream. SPICY PEACH CRISP: Use 4 cups peeled and sliced fresh peaches in place of the apples in above recipe. If peaches are tart, sweeten slightly. Prepare and bake as directed above. Source: Our Favorites for family and friends Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias