Oatmeal apple crisp

'Fall, leaves, fall'
Fall, leaves, fall;
die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.'

Emily Jane Brontë

Last night, a friend came over for dinner. We studied together in university and hadn't seen each other for quite some time. It was nice to see how we were both 'adults' now in stead of students. Grown-ups with jobs and responsibilities. For desert I served this oatmeal apple crisp, a real fall recipe and very easy to make.

Oatmeal apple crisp

Ingredients
1,5 pounds Cortland apples
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
3/4 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan.
Peel, core and slice apples; place in pan. Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger in a bowl.

Mix in margarine until coarse crumbs form. Stir in oats and walnuts.
Sprinkle over apples.

Bake for 35 minutes until apples are tender and crumb topping is cris.

Serve warm or cool.

Yields 6-8 servings.