Preparation time – less than 30 mins
Cooking time – 30 mins to 1 hour
Serves – Serves 6
Dietary – Vegetarian
Each serving provides 618 kcal, 6g protein, 83g carbohydrates (of which 43g sugars), 28.5g fat (of which 18g saturates), 3.5g fiber, and 0.21g salt.
Ingredients
For the crumble
- 300g/10½oz plain flour, sieved
- pinch of salt
- 175g/6oz brown sugar
- 200g/7oz unsalted butter at room temperature, cubed, plus a little for greasing
For the filling
- 450g/1lb apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1cm/½in pieces (see recipe tip)
- 50g/2oz brown sugar
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 pinch of ground cinnamon
Method
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Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
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Place the flour, salt, 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 and all the butter is incorporated.
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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.
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Butter a 24cm/9in an ovenproof dish. Spoon the fruit mixture into the bottom, then sprinkle the crumble mixture on top.
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Bake for 40–45 minutes until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture bubbling.
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Serve with thick cream or custard.
Recipe Tips
Bramley apples will turn to a lovely fluff underneath your crumble, in this recipe with toffee-ish brown sugar. If you want a crumble with distinct apple pieces, use a dessert apple and reduce the sugar quantity.
Source-BBCFOODS