Yes, it's fast approaching.
The mornings are dark, the nights are drawing in, and the high street is bursting at the seams with brand new knitwear, boots and outerwear. There's a distinct chill in the air and the leaves are starting to fall from the trees. Comfort season is just around the corner, and one of my favourite treats is a naughty little crumble.
Harvey isn't a fan, so I took the opportunity whilst he was away this weekend to put together a quick and easy recipe for my favourite type of crumble: Apple and Raspberry.
It's quick and easy (as per the title) and relatively healthy by the usual crumble standards. I adore it served with warm custard, but it would work just as well with ice cream (the more melted the better!), cream or potentially even creme fraiche...
Ingredients & equipment:
150g plain flour
100g margarine
3tbsp light brown sugar (plus additional to sprinkle)
4tbsp rolled oats
1/2 punnet of raspberries
4 Bramley (cooking) apples
1tsp cinnamon (optional)
Baking dish
Mixing bowl
Measuring scales
Method:
- Preheat oven to 200º /180º(fan).
- Measure out the flour and margarine, and combine in a bowl, mixing until the consistency looks like breadcrumbs (feel free to use your hands).
- Add the light brown sugar and rolled oats to the bowl and mix to combine. If you are also using cinnamon, add it to the mixture at this point.
- Transfer bowl to fridge to chill whilst you prepare the fruit.
- Peel apples and remove core (you can leave the skin on for additional vitamins/flavour, but I prefer the texture without the skin).
- Cut apples into even-sized chunks and spread an even layer of apples in your crumble dish.
- Add as many or as few raspberries as you like (I like my crumble to be quite tart, so I add a fair few raspberries).
- Remove crumble topping from the fridge and sprinkle over the top of the fruit.
- Sprinkle some additional sugar over the top to ensure a crunchy topping.
- Pop in the oven for 20-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve up straight away - if you're anything like me you won't be able to wait anyway!
I don't generally have a sweet tooth, but for me, this is the ultimate autumn dessert. I love mixing it up with other combinations of fruit, but always come back to this one as my all-time favourite. What's your favourite crumble filling?
Happy baking! X
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