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Apple & Mixed Berry Crumble

Wed, 30 August 2023

Apple & Mixed Berry Crumble

A crumble is a very traditional dessert but one which is always very popular. This dessert can be frozen very successfully and retained until required at a later stage. There are a couple of stages in its preparation but is definitely worth it.

 

Ingredients

Serves 8

Sweet Pastry:

10oz/300g plain flour

5oz/150g caster sugar

5oz/150g butter

1 large egg

 

Compote:

3large cooking apples-peeled and diced

5oz/150g fresh or frozen raspberries

2oz/50g caster sugar

1 tablespoon water

 

Crumble:

6oz/175g plain flour

4oz/110g butter

4oz/125g brown sugar

1oz/25g flaked almonds

1oz/25g porridge oats

Pinch cinnamon

 

Method

Sweet Pastry

1. If using a food mixer for the pastry: put all ingredients into mixer and mix until bound together. Wrap in cling film and allow to rest until required.

2. If doing the rubbing in method: place the sifted flour in a large bowl with the caster sugar. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Beat the egg together and add to the dry ingredients and bind it together. If using this method you may need to add a little water to bring the pastry together. Wrap in cling film and allow to rest.

 

Compote

3. Place all ingredients into a medium sized saucepan and bring to the boil for 3-4 minutes. Allow to cool down.

 

Crumble

4. Rub all ingredients together until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

 

Assembly

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

6. Line a 9inch/23cm buttered loose bottomed tartlet mould with sweet pastry. Fill ½ with apple and berry compote and scatter with some the crumble topping.

7. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and the apple and berry mixture is bubbling through the crumble topping.

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