Belle’s Crunchy-Top Apple Crumble

One 8-inch dish · Bake 25 min at 375°F (180°C fan)

Ingredients

• Filling: 2 tart baking apples (Granny Smith or Bramley) + 2 sweet eating apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 1/4 cup (50 g) light brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp butter
• Topping: 2/3 cup (150 g) cold salted butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup (75 g) golden caster sugar
• 1/4 cup (50 g) light brown sugar
• To serve: warm vanilla custard or heavy cream

Equipment

• Pot
• 8-inch baking dish
• Mixing bowl

Method

1. Pre-cook: Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the apples, brown sugar and cinnamon. Sauté 4-5 min, till just tender and glazed, not mushy.
2. Transfer: Spread the warm apples evenly in the baking dish.
3. Crumble: Mix the flour and both sugars, add the cold butter, and rub with your fingertips into big, uneven, shortbread-like clumps.
4. Assemble: Scatter the clumps over the apples, leaving a rugged top for crunch.
5. Bake: 25 min at 375°F (180°C fan), till deep golden and the juices bubble at the edges.
6. Rest & serve: Rest 10 min to set, then spoon into bowls with warm vanilla custard.

Inspired by @fitwafflekitchen.