Apple Crumble

 

Autumn is the perfect time to plant apple trees, and Alice has shared her go-to comfort dessert, Apple Crumble! She even sources the apples from her Bramley Apple Tree, which she got from us two years ago!

Serves 8 | Preparation Time 40 minutes | Cooking Time 45 minutes | Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes 


Ingredients

650 g Bramley Apples
230 g Cox's Apples
40 g Light Brown Soft Sugar
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Mixed Spice
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
100g Chilled Salted Butter, Diced Into Small Cubes
200g Self-Raising Flour
1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
120g Demerara Sugar

 


 

Method

Apple Filling


  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C.
  2. Cut apples into quarters, remove the skin using a potato peeler, and slice out the cores.
  3. Cut apples into chunky pieces, then add to a bowl.
  4. Add sugar, cinnamon, mixed spice, and vanilla extract to the bowl, and toss the apples to mix the seasoning evenly.
  5. Place into a baking dish and set aside while you make the topping.

 

Crumble Topping (with food processor)


  1. Add butter, sifted flour, cinnamon, and sugar in a processor and turn on until it resembles crumbs. Take care not to over-process, as this can make the topping doughy.
  2. Spoon the crumble mixture over the dish with the apple filling, spreading to the sides of the dish.
  3. Bake in an oven preheated to 200°C on the centre shelf for 40-45 minutes. After cooking, leave to rest for 10 minutes. We used some cranberry jam to decorate.

     

Crumble Topping (without food processor)


  1. Sift the flour and mix it with cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl.
  2. Rub a few cubes of butter at a time into the flour mixture. Repeat until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, and all the butter is incorporated.
  3. Spoon the crumble mixture over the dish with the apple filling, spreading to the sides of the dish.
  4. Bake in an oven preheated to 200°C on the centre shelf for 40-45 minutes. After cooking, leave to rest for 10 minutes. We used some jam to decorate.

     

 

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