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Spiced Apple & Blackberry Crumble

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by .

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Ask people to think of Blackberries, and for most of us, it conjures up images of wild harvests in Britain. The Blackberry season runs from August until late November meaning this desert is great as a winter warmer.

Crumble, as a dish, originated in the UK during World War II due to the restrictions imposed on people during food rationing. The main ingredients required to make a pies contained too much flour, fat and sugar, so a simple mixture of flour, butter and sugar was used to make the top of the crumble.

Spiced Apple & Blackberry Crumble

Crumbles are often served with custard or cream as a hearty, warm dessert after a meal and continues to be popular due to its simplicity.

Ingredients

CRUMBLE
340g Plain flour
230g Unsalted butter – Don’t substitute with margerine
110g Porridge aats
110g Caster sugar
2tbs Demerara sugar
1/2tsp Ground nutmeg
Pinch of salt

FILLING
1.3kg Cooking apples
280g Blackberries
230g Caster sugar
1tsp Cornflour
1/2tsp Ground Cinnamon

Method

CRUMBLE

  1. Sift the flour, nutmeg and salt into a large bowl.
  2. Cut the butter into cubes and rub into the flour using your fingers, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  3. Stir in the oats and sugar.
  4. Rub mixture until it begins to clump together
  5. Chill whilst making filling

FILLING

  1. Peel and core the apples and cut into chunks.
  2. Add the Blackberries.
  3. Combine sugar, cinnamon and cornflour and sprinkle over the fruit, and toss to coat.
  4. Place in shallow ovenproof dish.
  5. Now scatter the crumble mixture over the top.
  6. Sprinkle Demerara sugar over the top.
  7. Place on top 1/3 of pre-heated oven (190x/375f/G5) for 40 minutes.

Enjoy with custard, whipped or clotted cream!

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