Apple Crumble Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 Granny Smith apples
• 250 g white sugar
• 200 g plain white flour
• 120 g butter
• 1 clove or cinnamon stick
• 1 wooden spoon
• 1 pan with lid
• 1 bowl
• 1 shallow oven proof serving dish

Instructions

1. Firstly, peel and core the apples and roughly dice them into chunks.
2. Put the apple chunks into a pan, add three quarters of the sugar, the cinnamon stick or clove and cover.
3. 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 that the fruit is cooked by mashing it a bit with the wooden spoon. The apples should be soft but not puréed.
5. Put the apples into the serving dish and allow to cool.
6. Mix the white flour, remaining sugar and the butter with your fingers in a bowl until it becomes like a breadcrumb consistency.
7. Set the temperature of the oven to 150ºC (300ºF/ gas mark 2).
8. Cover the stewed apples with the crumble topping, without pressing down.
9. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy.
10. Spoon a helping of crumble into a dish and serve with cream or ice cream.