How to Make Apple Crumble

Apple crumble is a traditional British pudding which is basically sliced and peeled apples covered with a sugar and flour based topping known as crumble. The following recipe serves four people with a preparation time of 30 minutes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 300g/10½ oz. plain flour, sieved pinch of salt
• 175g/6 oz. brown sugar
• 200g/7 oz. butter
• Knob of butter for greasing
• 450g/1 lb. apples, peeled, cored.
• 50g/2 oz. brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. plain flour
• 1 pinch of ground cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2. Mix the flour and sugar in a large bowl, adding the butter gradually and rubbing it in to the flour mixture. Keep going until it resembles breadcrumbs.

3. Put the apples in a large bowl and sprinkle over 50g of sugar, a table spoon of flour and a pinch of cinnamon. Stir well.

4. Butter a 24cm/9-inch oven proof dish and cover the bottom with the fruit mixture.

5. Evenly cover the apples with the crumble mixture.

6. Bake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the crumble is browned and the fruit mixture is bubbling. Serve with custard.

Tips & Warnings

• A crumble can be made with most fruits. The more famous crumbles are rhubarb and blackberry.

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