Our friend made us an Apple Crumble for dessert the other day when we visited them and served it warm with icecream it was soooo beautiful!! I was meant to ask her for the recipe but didn't get the chance and now I really want to make one! I want to surprise DH with dessert tonight.
It was made with real apples (not tinned one's) and was so crunchy and yummy!! Has anyone got a recipe they would like to share with me please?? Preferably easy but DEFINITELY yummy!!Mmmmmm!!!!
I LOVE apple crumble and have a couple of different recipes.. but only ever make them with tinned apples. I'll look out for what replies you get and might try one with real apples.. it would probably taste alot yummier!
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Ingredients (serves 4)
Melted butter, to grease
115g (3/4 cup) plain flour
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
180g butter, chilled, cubed
140g (2/3 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
35g (1/3 cup) rolled oats
4 (about 210g each) golden delicious apples (see variations)
2 tbs fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 tbs caster sugar
Double cream or vanilla ice-cream, to serve
Method
Preheat oven to 190?C. Brush a 6cm-deep, 1.25-litre (5-cup) ovenproof dish with the melted butter to grease (if you use a shallower dish, the crumble will take a little less time to cook).
Combine the flour and 1 tsp of the cinnamon in a large bowl. Add the butter and use your fingertips to rub it into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in the brown sugar and oats.
Quarter and core the apples. Slice the quarters into1.5cm-wide wedges. Place the apple wedges in the greased dish, pour over the lemon juice and toss well to coat. Combine the caster sugar and remaining cinnamon, and sprinkle over the apples. Toss well to combine. Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the top to completely cover the apples.
Place the dish on a baking tray and bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the crumble topping is golden and the apples are tender when tested with a skewer but still hold their shape. Serve warm with the cream or ice-cream.
Notes & tips
The best apples for crumbles, pies & tarts Golden delicious, jonagold, jonathan, lady williams and sundowner.
Variations
Rhubarb & apple crumble: Omit the cinnamon. Replace the rolled oats with 35g (1/2 cup) shredded coconut. Reduce the apples to 2 (about 210g each). Add 1 bunch (about 550g) rhubarb, leaves discarded, ends trimmed, washed and cut into 5cm lengths, with the apples in step 3. Replace the lemon juice with 1 tbs fresh orange juice.
Peach & walnut crumble: Replace the ground cinnamon with ground nutmeg. Replace the rolled oats with 55g (1/2 cup) good-quality walnut halves, roughly chopped. Replace the apples with 6 (about 1kg) freestone peaches. Cut a small cross into the base of each peach and place in a large heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water and set aside for 5 minutes. Remove the peaches from the water and use a small sharp knife to peel and discard the skin. Cut the peaches in half, remove the stones and cut each piece in half lengthways. Place the peach quarters, cut-side up, in the greased dish. Omit the lemon juice.
Last edited by Olive; January 7th, 2009 at 11:25 AM.
I love apple crumble too! But I don't follow a recipe, I just chuck everything in.
Firstly rub some butter (about 1 tbsp) into plain flour (about 1/4 cup?) until it resembles bread crumbs. Then mix in handfuls of rolled oats, coconut and brown sugar. Add a little cinnamon.
Slice apple thinly - I prefer Granny Smith. Then in a baking dish layer the apple and crumble mix alternatively. Put a little water in the bottom (1-2 tbsp) and bake until golden and apples cooked.
We eat it with ice-cream or custard!
For some variety you could also add some berries or some sultanas.
AJP - thanks hun! I actually couldnt' get onto BB at all today after I posted this but I managed to google the recipe and that EXACT recipe came up on the website and i printed it off and used that exact one!!
I just finished eating it with DH and can I just say it's absolutely DELICIOUS!!!! Recommend it highly!!!
Mel - definitely use fresh apples rather than tinned Much better!!
* I used Sundowner apples. Only thing is it didn't say to remove the skins first and i didn't but next time I make it i'll take the skins off,be better that way.....
Ren, you've probably already made it but just wanted to add that I do a similar one to Sangie. Except I use either Pink Lady or Royal Gala apples (much sweeter) and I pre-cook them in a saucepan with a couple of tablespoons of water and a couple of spoonfuls of caster sugar and cinnamon. Then I chuck them in a dish and put the crumble mixture on top and bake that in the oven until golden brown.
I made an apple crumble in class at high school, and have been looking for the recipe ever since! I think it was an old woman's weekly recipe? I wish I could find it, it was delicious.
I remember the crumble was brown sugar with cornflakes crushed up, but can't quite remember what else went in with it!
Nic - try the recipe that AJP posted! It's the one I used and it was so DELICIOUS!!
Just make sure you take the apple skins off first I didn't, and it's better without them.
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Apple Crumble Recipe - anyone like to share?
Much better!!
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