Apple Crumble

Our apple tree is full of red/green fruit ready for harvest. My husband picked a basket full this morning and helped me prepare several pans of crumble for the freezer. It is so handy to have as a ready dessert when friends are coming for dinner.

Husband Bob's contribution this morning was putting the fruit through our hand cranked apple master. It miraculously peels, cores and slices each apple in seconds. A big thank you again to my sister-in-law, Judy, who brought it as a gift a few years ago.


You will need one baking dish large enough to hold one pound/500g apples for this recipe. I used the aluminium ones pictured as I was freezing.

Ingredients:

One pound/500g peeled, cored, sliced tart apples
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Cinnamon, light sprinkling
Cloves, very light sprinkling
flaked almonds, optional, light sprinkling
1 tablespoon raisins, optional
1 tablespoon water

Put all the above ingredients straight into the baking pan and mix to evenly coat the apples.

Combine thoroughly and evenly cover the top of the prepared apples in the baking pan with:

4 oz/1/2 cup plain flour
1tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar

Bake for 40 minutes in a 350F/180C oven. Serve with vanilla ice cream or custard. Cover pan securely if freezing.