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Apple Crumble

Serves 6-8

  • Crumble Topping
  • 240 g (2 cups ) plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 60 g (⅔ cup) rolled oats
  • 60 g (⅓ cup) soft brown sugar
  • 60 g (⅓ cup) golden caster sugar - (or superfine sugar)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 120 g (½ cup) chilled unsalted butter - ,cut into 1 cm cubes
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  • Apple Pie Filling
  • 1 kg (2.2 lb) cooking apples
  • 300 g (10.5 oz) eating apples - , such as Braeburn or Jazz
  • 3 tbsp golden caster sugar - (or superfine sugar)
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
  2. Peel and chop the cooking and eating apples roughly, no larger than 2cm (or just under 1 inch) chunks and place in a saucepan.
  3. Squeeze, or pour, over the lemon juice. This is to help stop the apples from browning.
  4. Add the caster sugar and the cinnamon to the apples and give everything a stir.
  5. Place the pan on the hob (stove top) over a medium heat and cook for 10-15 minutes stirring a couple of times, until the apples start to break down.
  6. Whilst the apples are cooking, make the crumble topping. Add the flour, oats, sugars and salt to a bowl and mix everything together until combined.
  7. Add the cold butter and rub the mixture with your fingers until the butter starts to look like breadcrumbs and is starting to form clumps. .
  8. By now the apples should be starting to break down. Carefully pour the apple filling mixture into a baking dish.
  9. Add the crumble topping to the baking dish and spread on fairly evenly.
  10. Place in the preheated oven and cook for 25-30 minutes until golden and bubbling.
  11. Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly before serving with your favourite ice cream or homemade custard.