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Apple crisp (name used in the United States and Canada) or apple crumble (name preferred in the United Kingdom,Australia and New Zealand) is a dessert consisting of baked chopped apples,topped with a crisp streusel crust.

Ingredients usually include cooked apples,butter,sugar,flour,cinnamon,and often oats and brown sugar,ginger,and/or nutmeg.One of the most common variants is apple rhubarb crisp,in which the rhubarb provides a tart contrast to the apples.

Many other kinds of fruit crisps are made.These may substitute other fruits,such as peaches,berries,or pears,for the apples.

Black bun is a type of fruit cake completely covered with pastry.It is Scottish in origin,originally eaten on Twelfth Night but now enjoyed at Hogmanay.The cake mixture typically contains raisins,currants,almonds,citrus peel,allspice,ginger,cinnamon and black pepper.It had originally been introduced following the return of Mary,Queen of Scots from France,but its original use at Twelfth Night ended with the Scottish Reformation.It was subsequently used for first-footing over Hogmanay.

A Brown Betty is a traditional American dessert made from fruit (usually apple,but also berries or pears) and sweetened crumbs.Similar to a cobbler or apple crisp,the fruit is baked and in this case the sweetened crumbs are in layers between the fruit.It is usually served with lemonsauce or whipped cream.

The dish was first mentioned in print in 1864.A recipe from 1877 uses apple sauce and cracker crumbs.

Apple Brown Betty was one of the favorite desserts of Ronald and Nancy Reagan in the White House.

An apple pie is a fruit pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apple.It is,on occasion,served with whipped cream or ice cream on top,or alongside cheddar cheese.The pastry is generally used top-and-bottom,making it a double-crust pie;the upper crust may be a circular or a pastry lattice woven of crosswise strips.Exceptions are deep-dish apple pie,with a top crust only,and open-face Tarte Tatin.