RECIPES

APPLE AND BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE

June 22, 2022 by emma.londonuk No Comments

I made such a nice apple and blackberry crumble at the weekend using the blackberries I have been growing in the garden! Always such a lovely feeling to use the things I have grown in my cooking and I have to say, meals always taste much better with some home grown veggies and fruit in it! 

I have been loving growing things this year, even though a lot of it didn’t work. For some reason I couldn’t get my sweetcorn to take this year. It kept dying and I tried three times to get it going without success! My pumpkin is also looking a little unhappy too. It seems my garden is all about the summer grown fruit and veg as we had a mammoth strawberry crop and our sunflowers have never been taller. 

I will be doing a post soon on my garden and showing you what I’ve been up to in there! So stay tuned for that one 🙂 

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE CRUMBLE:

120g Plain flour

60g Caster Sugar

60g unsalted butter at room temperature, cut into pieces

FOR THE FRUIT COMPOTE

300g Cooking apples

30g Unsalted butter

30g Demerara sugar

115g blackberries

1/4 tsp cinnamon

METHOD

  • STEP 1 Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Tip 120g plain flour and 60g caster sugar into a large bowl.
  • STEP 2. Add 60g unsalted butter, then rub into the flour using your fingertips to make a light breadcrumb texture. Do not overwork it or the crumble will become heavy.
  • STEP 3. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over a baking sheet and bake for 15 mins or until lightly coloured.
  • STEP 4. Meanwhile, for the compote, peel, core and cut 300g Braeburn apples into 2cm dice.
  • STEP 5. Put 30g unsalted butter and 30g demerara sugar in a medium saucepanand melt together over a medium heat. Cook for 3 mins until the mixture turns to a light caramel.
  • STEP 6. Stir in the apples and cook for 3 mins. Add 115g blackberries and ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, and cook for 3 mins more.
  • STEP 7. Cover, remove from the heat, then leave for 2-3 mins to continue cooking in the warmth of the pan.
  • STEP 8. To serve, spoon the warm fruit into an ovenproof gratin dish, top with the crumble mix, then reheat in the oven for 5-10 mins. Serve with vanilla ice cream.