I often buy apples and forget about them until I really need to do something about them. Here in Düsseldorf, where I live, it is currently cold and rainy which calls for warm comforting food. But of course, I’ve noticed that Germans love ice cream no matter what the weather; so what better dish than something that is eaten warm with a helping of ice cream on top!

Filling Ingredients:

• 6 Medium/Large Apples or roughly a bag
• 1/4 Cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1 Tsp cinnamon

Topping Ingredients:

• 1 Cup flour
• 1/3 Cup Sugar
• 1/3 Cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 Tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 Tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 Tsp salt
• 1/2 Cup chilled unsalted butter

Preparations:

• Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
• Starting with your topping, cut the butter into small cubes and add them to a bowl.
• In the same bowl, add the rest of the topping ingredients.
• Start to slowly and gently mix the ingredients with your hands while also squeezing the butter.
• Continue until the mixture reaches a sandy and clumpy texture, and set aside.
• Peel, core and chop your apples into small cubes.
• Place the cubed apples in a bowl and mix them into the remainder of the filling ingredients.
• In a baking dish, place the apple mixture at the bottom, then add the topping on top.
• Bake for about 45 min or until golden on the top.
• Serve warm with a side of vanilla ice cream!