Apple Crumble

If you've got a pile of apples but not enough time to bake a pie, or if you're short on flour, sugar, or fat (like butter), then this is the recipe for you, even if you have never tried cooking it before! An apple crumble will take less time and ingredients to prepare than an apple pie, and it's just as delicious and comforting.

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 60 minutes
Oven Temperature: 150°C or 300°F

Ingredients

* 6 fine cooking apples

* 250g (9 oz or 2 cups + 1 tsp) white sugar

* 200g (7 oz or 1.5 cup) plain white flour

* 150g (5.5 oz or 5 Tbsp) butter

* 1 clove or cinnamon stick

* Cream or vanilla ice cream

Steps

1. Peel the apples. Peel and core the apples and roughly dice them into small chunks.

2. Cook the apples. Put the apple chunks into a pan; add three quarters of the sugar and the cinnamon stick or clove; and cover with the lid.

3. Stew the apples. Allow to stew gently for half an hour, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Keep checking as they can easily burn at the beginning.

4. Check the apples. Check that the fruit is cooked by mashing it a bit with the wooden spoon. The apples should be soft but not puréed.

5. Allow to cool. Put the apples into the serving dish and allow them to cool.

6. Make the crumble topping. Mix the white flour, remaining sugar and the butter gently with your fingertips in a bowl until it takes on a breadcrumb consistency.

7. Preheat the oven. Set the temperature of the oven to 150ºC (300ºF/ gas mark 2).

8. Add the crumble topping. Cover the stewed apples with the crumble topping, without pressing down.

9. Cook the apple crumble. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy.

10. Serve. Spoon a helping of apple crumble into a dish and serve with cream or ice cream.

Tips

* Stir only with a wooden spoon, and keep checking to avoid burning.
* When making the crumble, do not mash or rub. Use your fingertips and keep it as light as you can.

Source: Recipes & pictures from Google