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Apple Crumble

Warm Bramley apples under a buttery, crunchy topping. Around 28p a portion and the easiest dessert in Britain to make.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: british

Ingredients
  

  • 700g cooking apples, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar, for the apples
  • 150g plain flour
  • 75g butter, cold and cubed
  • 75g caster sugar, for the topping
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/Gas 5.
  2. Put the sliced apples in a medium baking dish with the 2 tbsp sugar. Toss together. Add a splash of water if the apples are quite dry.
  3. Make the topping: rub the cold butter into the flour with your fingertips until it looks like rough breadcrumbs.
  4. Stir the 75g sugar and the cinnamon into the crumble mixture.
  5. Pile the topping evenly over the apples, without pressing it down.
  6. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the topping is golden and you can see the apples bubbling at the edges.
  7. Serve hot with custard, cream or ice cream.