Apple Crisp with Oatmeal Topping

Topping:

1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup rolled oats (or old fashioned)
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 stick chilled butter, cut into pieces


Filling:

1 tablespoon golden raisins (optional)
3 medium Golden Delicious or Fuji apples
          peeled, cored, thinly sliced
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons apple juice or cider


To make topping;

Combine brown sugar, oats, flour, and salt in large bowl; toss to blend. Add butter and rub with fingertips until mixture comes together in moist clumps. Cover; chill while preparing filling. (You can prepare a day ahead and keep chilled.)

To make filling:

Preheat oven to 375. Generously butter 13x9x2- inch glass baking dish. Combine raisins, apples, sugar, and apple juice in large bowl. Transfer filling to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with topping.

Bake crisp until filling bubbles thickly and topping is crisp and deep golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting, to give the juices a chance to thicken. Serve with vanilla ice cream.