Apple-Ginger-Cranberry Crisp

The boyfriend asked for this, so I said sure!  A new crisp recipe we hadn't tried before.  Unfortunately it's a little early to find cranberries in the store, so he bought frozen blueberries, which worked nicely.  Not the same as the cranberry would have been I'm sure, but tasty.  

Filling

4

medium tart cooking apples, peeled, sliced (about 4 1/2 cups)

2

Gala apples, peeled, sliced (about 2 cups)

2

cups fresh or frozen (do not thaw) cranberries

1

cup packed brown sugar

3

tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

3

tablespoons cold butter, cut into 6 pieces

2

tablespoons lemon juice

2

teaspoons grated gingerroot

1 1/2

teaspoons ground cinnamon

Topping

1

cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

1/2

cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats

1/2

cup packed brown sugar

3

tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger

1/2

cup cold butter or margarine, cut into 8 pieces

1/4

cup chopped walnuts

Vanilla ice cream, if desired

Directions

• 1In large bowl, mix all filling ingredients. Let stand 30 minutes.
• 2Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Spoon apple mixture into pan.
• 3In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour, the oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the ginger. Cut in 1/2 cup butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture is crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle evenly over apples.
• 4Bake 40 minutes or until apples are tender when pierced with fork and topping is golden brown. Serve with ice cream.