apple crisp

Ingredients For apple crisp

• filling:
• six apples, ideally a mix of varieties, like granny smith, pink lady, and mcintosh, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
• zest of one lemon
• juice from one half lemon
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• topping:
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1/3 cups pecans, lightly toasted, two third cup ground in a food processor until almost as fine as flour, and 2/3 cup roughly chopped
• 12 tablespoons cold butter, 1 1/2 sticks, cut into small pieces
• vanilla ice cream for serving