Spiced Three Sugar Apple Crumble Recipes

SPICED APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 180C Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4
• For the crumble mix the light brown soft sugar, plain flour and the wholemeal plain flour together
• Add the butter to the bowl in chunks or cubes, then using your fingers, rub it into the flour and sugar until it resembles breadcrumbs. You can also do this in a food processor if you prefer
• Peel and chop the apples into small pieces and place in a bowl. Use an apple cutter to do this quickly and avoid the apples browning. Or you can put a squeeze of lemon juice into a bowl of water and add the apple chunks to it as you cut them. Drain them off when you're done
• Add the sultanas, light brown soft sugar, cornflour, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg to the apples and stir them all together
• Put the apple mix into a baking dish (ideally 31x21cm)
• Spread the crumble topping over the fruit and bake it for 45 minutes until golden and bubbling
• Serve warm, or leave to cool fully, cover the dish with cling film and store in the fridge for up to 3 days

THREE-APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the apples and just 1/2 of the sugar (3 tablespoons) into a saucepan and cook over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes or until apples begin to soften. Drain them and set aside.
• Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter in a bowl. Blend with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• Coat the apples with the lemon juice and spoon into a deep baking dish. Top with the crumble mix and sprinkle with the brown sugar, and bake until done, about 30 minutes. To minimize oven clean-up, you may want to place foil under the baking dish to catch any spills. The fruit will bubble and will be very hot, so exercise extra care in removing from the oven.
• Serve scoops topped with vanilla ice cream.

SPICED THREE SUGAR APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Peel 1/4 and core the apples.
• Cut them into slices and place in bottom of an earthenware dish.
• Grind the spices together in a mortar.
• Add caster sugar to the spice mix and stir well.
• Add the finely grated zest of the orange and pour mix over apples and turn them well to coat. (If possible do this 1 hour before cooking).
• Rub or process the flour, 3 sugars and butter together until mix is sandy textured.
• Pile over the apples, smooth the surface and cook for 45 minutes until browned.
• Rest for a few minutes before serving and serve with pouring cream.

SPICY APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the oats, almonds, sesame seeds and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. In a small pan melt the butter with the honey then stir into the oats until it looks like rough breadcrumbs - you might need to use your hands.
• Put the apples, orange zest and juice and cardamom in a pan and cook for 10 mins until softened. Pick out the cardamom pods. Spoon into a baking dish, sprinkle with the sugar and scatter with the crumble mixture. Bake for about 40 mins until golden and crunchy. Serve with vanilla yogurt, ice cream or custard.