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. 


by cookie

Crumble Express

For 4 

2 apples & 2 pears 
6 butter biscuits (in French we call them petite beurre) crushed 
Nutella 
1 packet vanilla powder (optional) 

- Peel & dice the apples & pears. Add the packet of vanilla powder. If you're using just apples, you can substitute with a dash of cinnamon powder. Then add 2 Tbsp of water & cook over medium fire until the fruits are soft. Mash with fork. 

- Divide the fruit compote into 4 containers. Next add Nutella. I use 1 Tbsp for each portion. 

- Then top off with the crushed biscuits. 

- Set oven to grill. Leave them in there for NOT more than 1 min else they will turn black very quickly.


by penguin

apple and blackberry crumble

Ingredients
500g Blackberries
1kg Cooking apples
4 tbsp Granulated sugar
½ Lemon, juice

Topping
150g Rolled oats
100g Wholemeal flour
75g Brown sugar
100g Unsalted butter, cubed


Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. 
Peel, core and cut the apples into quarters, then halve and halve again. Place in a saucepan with 3-4tbs of water and sugar. Cook over gentle heat until apples are slightly soft. Put in a large, ovenproof dish and drizzle with the lemon juice. Gently mix the blackberries. 
Place the rolled oats, flour, sugar and butter in a bowl and rub together until well mixed. Or if you're lazy like me, just blitz in the food processor! 
Cover cooked apples with the topping and bake for 45 minutes until golden brown. 


by Imelda