Directions
- 1
Place apples in 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
- 2
Mix sugar, flour and cinnamon together.
- 3
Toss into apples.
- 4
Sprinkle lemon juice over apples.
- 5
Pour the water over the apples.
- 6
Topping: Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar and soda.
- 7
Cut in softened butter.
- 8
Sprinkle evenly over the apples.
- 9
Bake at 350° until top is golden brown, about 45 to 50 minutes.
Published July 16, 2026 · straight from the family recipe box, exactly as the family wrote it.
The Complete Family Cookbook
Why wait for tomorrow’s recipe?
We share one recipe a day, but you don’t have to wait for the ones you want. Every dish in the family box, all 310 of them, gathered into one book: the mains, the sides, the cakes, the candies, and the little “this & that” tricks that make them ours. Yours to keep, and to hand down.
Get the CookbookKindle, paperback, and hardcover on Amazon.

