Bramley apples are ideal for crumble and work really well with the Blackberries.
Ingredients
- 4 Bramley apples, large peeled cored and cut into medium sized chunks
- 200g castor sugar
- touch of water
- juice 1 large lemon and finely grated zest
- 250g fresh blackberries, roughly
- 200g salted butter
- 400g plain flour
- 200g castor sugar, roughly
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 190°C, Gas 5.
- Place the apples, sugar and lemon into a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Cook until the apples are half cooked, then remove from the stove.
- Spoon carefully into a 25cm x 5cm (roughly) deep baking dish
- Sprinkle over the fresh blackberries.
- Place the cold butter and flour together in a food processor.
- Pulse until the mixture is at fine breadcrumbs, then tip into a bowl.
- Using a spoon mix in the sugar. This way around ensures that the mixture does not cake up, but keeps the crumble nice and loose.
- Spread evenly over the apples and blackberries taking care not too pack down leave nice and domed.
- Bake in the pre heated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until nice and golden.
- Remove and cool before eating.
- I serve mine with custard, double cream, clotted cream or vanilla ice cream.
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