Apple Crisp

This simple, homey dessert is probably my all-time favorite served warm with vanilla ice cream... In Nigeria, I substitute under-ripe mangos for the apples. But apples are best.

Filling:

1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
8 cups pared and sliced apples
1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Topping:

1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
pinch salt
6 Tbsp butter

Place apples and filling ingredients in bottom of baking pan. Toss lightly. Blend topping ingredients and spread evenly over apple mixture. Bake 375 for 40-50 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Variation: add one cup of cranberries to apples.