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With apples in season here…it’s time for ‘APPLE CRUMBLE’

“I know the look of an apple that is roasting and sizzling on the hearth on a winter’s evening, and I know the comfort that comes of eating it hot, along with some sugar and a drench of cream… I know how the nuts taken in conjunction with winter apples, cider, and doughnuts, make old people’s tales and old jokes sound fresh and crisp and enchanting.”

Mark Twain

collage1 APPLE CRUMBLE

Ingredients:

Apples- 6-8 / 1 kg (crisp ones, a bit tart are ok)
Juice of 1 lemon (increase if apples are sweet)
Sugar (granular) – 2 Tbsps
Raisins – 1 handful
Cinnamon – 1 tsp
Walnuts – ¼ Cup/ chopped

Topping
Flour – 1/3 cup
Sugar- 2 Tbsps
Cinnamon – 1 level tsp
Butter – 2-3 Tbsps
Rolled oats – 1/3 cup (this is soluble fibre!!)
Method:

  • Core and peel apples…chop into small pieces. Toss these with lemon juice immediately after all have been chopped or they turn brown.
  • Toss this well with the raisins + sugar + cinnamon.
  • Put into shallow pie dish (9″ or 23cm or 1L) and press lightly into place.
  • Cook in microwave for 4 mins on medium to save time on baking.
    To prepare crumble
  • Mix flour + sugar+ cinnamon with a spoon in a dry bowl.
  • Put in cold butter cut into pieces and work with finger tips to make a breadcrumbs like texture.
  • Now toss in the oats lightly with a spoon.
  • Put this crumble over the apple mixture, covering the whole thing well up to the edges. Press down lightly.
  • Bake at 180deg pre-heated oven till top light brown and stewed apple juice begins to appear on edges/about 30mins. If the top begins to brown too quickly, cover with foil until done.
  • Allow to cool in dish. Refridegrate.

Note:Warm in microwave before serving.
Serve with either a dollop of whipped cream, or vanilla ice-cream.

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

4 Comments

  • Anonymous

    Tried your Apple Crumble….it made a very good dessert served with vanilla ice cream.Thanks!

  • Purnima

    Deeba, this is a lovely discovery frm your side bar! Wow..Granny Smith wd work fine for this beauty..shall try around in few days!

  • d

    i discovered your blog by sheer chance last week and boy! what a discovery.
    made the apple crumble today – served with vanilla ice cream. lovely. my 2 girls aged 5 and 3 loved it too.
    it took a while baking at that temperature though, and the top would’nt show any signs of browning so finally baked at 200 – 250 (kept moderating) for half hour.
    thanks
    div

  • lisa (dandysugar)

    I’ve been in an apple baking mode for the last couple of months. This apple crumble looks amazing. You have a wonderful blog!

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