Oatmeal Crumb Topping for Pies

Oatmeal Crumb Topping for Pies

Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup oatmeal (any type but instant)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

• 1 In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients except the butter.
• 2 Cut butter into mixture with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs.
• 3 Spread crumbs over prepared fruit mixture of your favorite fruit pie.
• 4 Do NOT add top crust.
• 5 Bake as directed in your fruit pie recipe.
• 6 If crumbs become too dark while baking, cover loosely with foil, but remove foil the last few minutes of bakings so the topping will crisp.
• 7 Note: when using this topping there is no need to dot the fruit with butter, if your recipe calls for that.