Delia Smith Apple Crumble Recipes

EASY APPLE CRUMBLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Make the crumble first (so the peeled apples do not have too long to go brown)
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C
• Place the flour in a large bowl
• Using your fingertips, rub the margarine into the flour, until it is a fine crumb
• Add the sugar and stir
• Peel the apples and slice into chunks
• Place in the bottom of a casserole or baking dish
• Sprinkle with water, sugar and cinnamon
• Place the crumble evenly on top of the apple
• Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown

TRADITIONAL BRITISH APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Peel, core, and chop apples into chunky pieces. Don't cut apples too small because when cooked they could disintegrate, and you want the cooked fruit to have some texture.
• Place apples in a mixing bowl and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, if using.
• Arrange apples into a shallow baking dish, approximately 9 x 7 inches. Reserve.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large baking bowl, place flour and sugar. Cut butter into small pieces and add to bowl.
• Using your hands, rub butter into flour and sugar until you have a very coarse mixture. It doesn't have to feel or look even, as this is quite a rustic dish and works well with an irregular texture.
• Alternatively, make crumble mixture in a food processor by placing all topping ingredients into processor and pulsing until you get a coarse mixture. Do not overmix.
• Evenly sprinkle topping over apples, but be sure there aren't parts of topping that are too thick as it will not crisp up, nor allow apples to cook nicely.
• Place dish into preheated oven and bake until golden, about 30 minutes. The apples will appear bubbling through from underneath.
• Remove from oven and let dish rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with custard or vanilla ice cream.

GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.Toss the gooseberries with the caster sugar, spread in the bottom of a medium ovenproof baking dish with 2 tbsp water.
• To make the crumble, put the flour, butter and a big pinch of salt in a bowl. Rub together with your fingertips until you have a rough breadcrumb texture. Mix in the demerera sugar.
• Scatter the crumble topping evenly over the gooseberries. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes until top is pale golden and crunchy and the gooseberries bubbling. You can also give the crumble a quick flash under a hot grill to give the top an extra browning if you like.

BLACKBERRY AND APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5. For the crumble topping, sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl, add the butter and rub the mixture together with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs, as for pastry. Continue rubbing in until the mixture begins to stick together to form small pea-size clumps. Stir in the demerara sugar.
• Peel, quarter and core the bramley apples, then thinly slice them into a large mixing bowl. Peel, quarter and core the eating apples, then cut them into slightly thicker wedges. Add to the bramleys with the blackberries and mix together.
• Mix the cornflour with the caster sugar, add to the bowl of fruit and toss together well. Set aside for a few minutes until the fruit juices begin to seep out and make the sugar damp, then toss everything together once more until the cornflour mixture clings to the outside of the fruit.
• Spoon the fruity mixture into the baking dish, then pack it down into an even layer with your hands or the back of a spoon.
• Spoon the crumble mixture in an even layer over the top of the fruit. Bake for 45 minutes until the topping is richly golden brown and the fruit is bubbling hot and tender.
• Remove the crumble from the oven and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes. Serve hot with custard, crème fraîche, cream, ice cream or yogurt.

THE BEST EVER APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Begin by preparing the apples. I always find the best way to do this is to cut them first into quarters, then pare off the peel with a potato peeler (or leave it on, whichever you prefer) and slice out the cores. Now cut them into thickish slices and toss them in a bowl with the sugar, cinnamon and ground cloves, then place them in the baking dish. For the crumble all you do is place the butter, sifted flour, cinnamon and sugar in a processor and give it a whiz till it resembles crumbs. Next add the almonds and pulse, until they are roughly chopped and chunky. If you don't have a food processor, in a large bowl, rub the butter into the sifted flour until it resembles crumbs, then stir in the cinnamon, sugar and almonds, which should be roughly chopped by hand. Now spoon the crumble mixture all over the apples, spreading it right up to the edges of the dish, and, using the flat of your hands, press it down quite firmly all over; the more tightly it is packed together the crisper it will be. Then finish off by lightly running a fork all over the surface. Bake the crumble on the centre shelf of the oven for 40-45 minutes, until the topping is well browned and crisp. Leave it to rest for 10 minutes before serving with well-chilled crème fraîche or clotted cream. Nutrition 561kcals/54.3g carbohydrate/35.0g sugars/37.0g fat/18.5g saturated fat/0.4g salt per serving