When one suffers from less than optimal circulation in the extremities, they certainly know when the days are shortening and the evenings cooling. To rectify this and to warm the cockles there was only one thing for it. Apple crumble.
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 large apples
- 250g unsalted butter
- 150g sugar – muscavado or demerara
- Dried fruits – a handful of any you want to include
- 175g flour
- 75g butter
- 50g caster sugar
- Handful of demerara/muscavado for the top
- Flaked almonds – if you want them, as many as you deem fit
Start by putting the apples, unsalted butter and devilishly dark sugar in a pan. Let it bubble and goop away until it reaches the consistency that you think is best. Then mix in any dried fruits that you are using.
Put this mixture in to a suitable oven proof dish and then crumble away. Rub the butter and flour together until you get the texture of fine breadcrumbs. I start by using a knife and then move on to using hands. Stir in the caster sugar and then sprinkle the best bit (crumble) on the top.
If you feel like it (who wouldn’t) put some muscavado/demerara sugar over the top and then some flaked almonds. Put into a preheated oven at 190C for about 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
Apple crumble is so good, especially with some ice cream on top of deliciously warm apple crumble, YUM! Yours looks delish!
Grandmas know best! Apple crumble sounds so good right now. I love the harvest season!
That looks superb. What a wonderful thing to eat on a cool day!
This looks super delicious and so nice!
I love toffee so this is pretty much the perfect apple crumble. Go Grandma.
I do love a crumble although the words ‘buttered toffee’ did make it that much better 😉
Apple and winter squash are my favorite this time of the year, and of course I’d give up a bowl of soup for a apple crumble especially for the one you made, looks so delicious
This really looks heavenly! I’m going to put on the lbs baking all these beautiful sweets I keep reading about!
I’ve been so in the mood for apple and pumpkin type dishes. It’s always a good time for apple crumble with some vanilla bean ice cream on the side. Like the suggestion of using almonds! 😉
WHOA! I have never seen a crumble made like this, but I’m hooked! All that delicious toffee-like flavor and texture…and apples??? With a crumb topping?? I am craving some dessert right about now….
Love the addition of the almonds!
oh fun, you started the crumble similarly to a tatin. very nice!
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Thank you for all your comments! I’m glad you all liked it. Special thanks to my Granny!