Apple Crisp With Butter-Praline Topping - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
6 cups peeled cored and thinly sliced tart apples (about 5 large)
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces (1/2 stick)
1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter 11-inch round pie pan.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in large bowl.
Mix in apples,raisins and lemon juice; transfer to prepared pie pan.
Combine flour and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl.
Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine meal; stir in pecans.
Sprinkle over apples in pan.
Bake until apples are tender and topping is browned, 50 minutes.
Serve warm with ice cream or creme fraiche.