“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
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.