Apples, Prune, and Brandy Crisp

Ingredients

• 2.3 lb mcintosh apples 
• 0.5 cup brandy 
• 0.1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 0.7 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup brown sugar light packed
• 0.7 cup old-fashioned oats 
• 8 oz prune- cut to pieces pitted halved
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 6 tablespoons butter unsalted cold cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 4 servings accompaniment: vanilla ice cream 

Equipment

• food processor
• sauce pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Bring brandy to a boil in a small saucepan and remove from heat. Stir in prunes and let stand while making topping.
3. Pulse together flour, 6 tablespoons brown sugar, butter, salt, and cinnamon in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Add oats and pulse once or twice to just combine.
5. Peel, quarter, and core apples and cut into 1/2-inch wedges.
6. Transfer apples to a 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish and toss with prune mixture and remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
7. Sprinkle topping evenly over apple filling and bake in middle of oven until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling, about 30 minutes.