Ingredients
For the topping
150g Co-op plain white flour
90g Co-op Fairtrade dark brown
soft sugar
100g Co-op unsalted butter, chilled
and cut into small cubes
For the filling
50g Co-op unsalted butter
150g Co-op Fairtrade dark brown
soft sugar
100ml Co-op double cream
¼ tsp vanilla extract
2 large cooking apples, peeled,
cored and sliced
Perfect custard, to serve (see recipe
on page 71)
Method
- First, make the topping. Mix the flour and sugar in a large bowl
- Add the butter a few cubes at a time, rubbing it in with your fingers until it looks like chunky breadcrumbs (some lumps are good for extra crunch once it’s cooked)
- Set aside
- Next, make the filling
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over a medium heat
- Stir in the sugar and cook for 3-5 mins, stirring occasionally, so it doesn’t burn. Meanwhile, pour the cream into a jug and stir in the vanilla
- Reduce the heat to low. Carefully pour the vanilla cream into the pan, whisking as you go
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5
- Add the apple slices to the pan and gently stir them in, so they're completely coated in the butterscotch
- Transfer the mixture to a medium oven dish
- Scatter the crumble evenly over the top, then bake for 30-40 mins, or until the crumble is golden and the filling is bubbling
- While the crumble is in the oven, make the custard, following the recipe on page 71
- If you've already made the custard, gently warm it in a saucepan over a low heat, stirring continuously, for about 5 mins
- Serve the crumble in bowls, with the custard to pour over
This recipe is from Poppy Cooks: The Food You Need by Poppy O‘Toole (Bloomsbury).
Photography by Louise Hagger.
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