Apple Crumble

Ingredients

• 6 medium apples (peeled, cored, and chopped)
• 50 g light brown sugar (for the apples)
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp plain flour (for the apples)
• 200 g plain flour (for the crumble topping)
• 125 g unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
• 100 g light brown sugar (for the crumble topping)
• 50 g oats

Steps

1. 1

   Peel and chop the apples, removing and discarding the cores.

2. 2

   Put the apples in a pan. Add the 50 g light brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon plain flour.

3. 3

   Cook the apples for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened but still slightly firm; they will continue cooking in the oven, so do not let them turn soggy.

4. 4

   While the apples soften, make the crumble topping. Put the 200 g plain flour and cold cubed butter in a bowl. Rub and press the butter into the flour with clean hands until it resembles breadcrumbs, leaving some larger crumbly pieces.

5. 5

   Add the 100 g light brown sugar and stir it through the flour-and-butter mixture.

6. 6

   Add the oats and mix them through the crumble topping.

7. 7

   Put the softened apples into an ovenproof dish, then distribute the crumble topping over the apples.

8. 8

   Bake at 160°C for 35–40 minutes.

9. 9

   Serve the apple crumble hot. The creator serves it with homemade custard.

Notes

The creator says the baking dish was too large, leaving a thinner layer of apples and crumble than intended. Homemade custard is served alongside, but its recipe is not provided in this source.

Nutrition per serving

• dessert
• baked
• vegetarian
• fruit dessert
• British