Apple Crumble

Make the most of your cooking apples and bake them up into a delicious crumble. A classically comforting British bake, it features juicy Bramleys and an oaty topping. If you fancy mixing things up, why not add ½ tsp ground cinnamon or ginger to the apples and swap the oats for chopped nuts?

Apple Crumble

Ingredients

Crumble topping:

  • 75g Porridge oats
  • 125g Plain flour
  • 225g Dark brown soft sugar
  • ¼ Teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ Teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 125g Butter, melted

Filling:

  • 1kg Apples - peeled, cored and sliced
  • 150g Caster sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon plain flour
  • 1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 125ml Water

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.
  2. Place the sliced apples in a 20x30cm (9x13 in) baking dish. Mix the caster sugar, 1 tablespoon flour and ground cinnamon together, and sprinkle over apples.
  3. Pour water evenly over all.
  4. For the crumble topping: Combine the oats, 125g flour, brown sugar, baking powder, bi-carbonate of soda and melted butter. Crumble evenly over the apple mixture.
  5. Bake the apple crumble in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
  • Serves: 12
  • Preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Serving Cost: 39p