Apple Crumble

Ingredients 
Crumble: 
300g/10½oz plain flour, sieved pinch of salt 
175g/6oz unrefined brown sugar 
200g/7oz unsalted butter, cubed at room temperature 
Knob of butter for greasing 

Filling: 
450g/1lb apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1cm/½in piece 
50g/2oz unrefined brown sugar 
1 tbsp plain flour 
1 pinch of ground cinnamon 



Method 
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. 
2. Place the flour and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Taking a few cubes of butter at a time rub into the flour mixture. Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. 
2. Place the fruit in a large bowl and sprinkle over the sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir well being careful not to break up the fruit. 
3. Butter a 24cm/9in ovenproof dish or you can use disposable aluminim containers round or sq (abt 3inch thick). Spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom, then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top. 
4. Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture bubbling. 
5. Serve with thick cream or Vanilla ice-cream. 


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