Ingredients
- Quinces – I had 2
- Apples – I had 1 big one
- Knob of butter
- Good portion of caster sugar
- Bowl of water with lemon juice in
- 175g flour
- 75g butter
- 50g light muscavado sugar
- Almonds and oats for the top
Method
I have never come across anything that will brown as quickly as a quince. It’s quite impressive. You will need to super speed peel the quinces and put them in the lemon infused water. Even then don’t be surprised at how quickly they change colour. When chopped, put them in a pan with the butter and the sugar.
I would say don’t go too sweet as some of the charm of the quince is in its astringency. I added the frozen apples right at the end so they didn’t turn to a mush.
I put this in a small dish so that when it was served, everyone got a good dose of quince. I then crumbled. Rub the butter into the flour and then stir in the sugar. By putting it into a small dish it ensures no one will be short of crumble either.
I put some crushed almonds and oats on the top too.
It was then a waiting game. I counted down the minutes to see what they tasted like. I had heard of their delicate nature, piquancy and subtlety. I wasn’t prepared for their smack you in the face deliciousness.
A good spoonful of extra thick cream was essential. I have now acquired the taste for this elusive fruit and I plan to get a tree so I will never be short of a quince.
Oh it totally looks like a pear! I’ve never had quince in it’s natural form before… just quince paste. Interesting to see what it looks like.
Neat! I have never had quince either but I will have to look for it the next time I am at whole foods (I don’t think they’ll have it at my regular supermarket.)
Wow, I SUCK. I haven’t been over to your blog for a while! Ever since I moved from Blogger to my own domain I lost a lot of the blogs I was following – ubers lame.
ANYWAY. I have found you again! And this looks totally delicious. I love quince, quince jelly specifically, but in a crumble? What genius. I can only imagine the taste explosion! Good stuff 😉
Jax x
I’m always a sucker for a crumble and haven’t thought of using quinces – looks lush 🙂
Oh that looks lovely. I’ve only ever had quince in jam form. My grandmother used to make quince jam..
I have never had quince, I wouldn’t even know where to get one but they sure look delicious!
What a homely looking crumble! I’ve never tried quince either, but your blog post has certainly charmed me into giving it a go!
Thank you for the friend request on UKFBA; I’m glad you did, as your blog is fabulous!
I’ve never seen a quince…I’ve had quince jam and love it, so I know I like the flavor. Your crumble looks delicious! Perfect time of year of this kind of dish. Time for me to find the elusive quince!
Looks delicious!! Yummy!
Hi! Thanks for adding me as your friend on ukfba 🙂 I’ve only eaten quince jam before but I’m not sure of the taste of the fruit as such, if I just could get hold of one …
I like quince but never had it in a crumble, reading your post i realize is a great idea
Thanks
Thank you for all the comments! I hope you’re all able to find a quince. Spread the word about them as they’re so fantastic.