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Apple & Blackberry Crumble

Name: Apple & Blackberry Crumble
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 120g plain flour; 60g caster sugar; 60g butter; 300g Braeburn apples, peeled, cored and cut into 2 cm dice; 30g butter; 30g Demerara sugar; 120g blackberries; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; vanilla ice cream, to serve, to serve

A warm British apple and blackberry crumble with a crisp buttery topping, served with vanilla ice cream.

45 min
450 kcal
Vegetarian
British
Dessert

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.
Step 2:
Tip the flour and caster sugar into a large bowl.
Step 3:
Add 60g butter and rub it into the flour using your fingertips to make a light breadcrumb texture. Do not overwork it or the crumble will become heavy.
Step 4:
Sprinkle the mixture evenly over a baking sheet.
Step 5:
Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly coloured.
15 min
Step 6:
Meanwhile, peel, core and cut the apples into 2 cm dice.
Step 7:
Put 30g butter and the Demerara sugar in a medium saucepan and melt together over a medium heat.
Step 8:
Cook for 3 minutes, until the mixture turns to a light caramel.
3 min
Step 9:
Stir in the apples and cook for 3 minutes.
3 min
Step 10:
Add the blackberries and cinnamon, then cook for 3 minutes more.
3 min
Step 11:
Cover, remove from the heat, and leave for 2–3 minutes to continue cooking in the warmth of the pan.
2–3 min
Step 12:
Spoon the warm fruit into an ovenproof gratin dish.
Step 13:
Top with the crumble mix and reheat in the oven for 5–10 minutes.
5–10 min
Step 14:
Serve with vanilla ice cream.