Apple and Mixed Berries Crumble

Name: Apple and Mixed Berries Crumble
Ingredients: <b>For the fruit mix</b>; 2-3 Granny Smith (cooking) apples. If you do not have cooking apples, use any apples that are tart, NOT too sweet.; 400 gm. mixed berries; blueberries, strawberries, raspberries. You can use a packet of frozen mixed berries, as I have in these pictures.; Juice of 1/2 a lemon; 2 tablespoons light brown or white sugar; <b>For the crumble</b>; 200- 250 gm. white flour or maida; 125 gm. unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, at room temperature; 100 gm. rolled oats. If you do not have them, use all white flour (400 gm.); 3-4 tbsp. light brown sugar, adjust to taste.; Custard or vanilla ice-cream or double (heavy) cream for serving

Mamta Gupta

Dessert Side Snack Sweet Vegetarian

This is a variation one of the popular English dessert, Apple crumble. Amount of crumble can be a little more or less, depending upon how you like it.

Serves 8

Ingredients

For the fruit mix
2-3 Granny Smith (cooking) apples. If you do not have cooking apples, use any apples that are tart, NOT too sweet.
400 gm. mixed berries; blueberries, strawberries, raspberries. You can use a packet of frozen mixed berries, as I have in these pictures.
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
2 tablespoons light brown or white sugar
For the crumble
200- 250 gm. white flour or maida
125 gm. unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, at room temperature
100 gm. rolled oats. If you do not have them, use all white flour (400 gm.)
3-4 tbsp. light brown sugar, adjust to taste.
Custard or vanilla ice-cream or double (heavy) cream for serving

Instructions

Peel core and chop apple into 1-2 inch pieces. Sprinkle lemon juice on it to stop discolouration.
Cook apples with 2 tablespoons of water, until soft, but not mashed. These days, I steam them in a microwave oven with 1 tablespoon of water, for 3-4 minutes.
Hull (remove stalks) the berries. Cut large strawberries into halves or quarters.
Mix cooked apple with berries and 2 tablespoon of sugar. Taste and add more, if needed.
Spread in a 12 inch X 8 inch Pyrex or other glass pie dish. Keep aside.
Turn oven on to 375°F, 180°C (10°C less in fan oven), Gas mark 4-5.
Place flour and butter in a bowl and rub with your fingers, until the mixture looks like bread crumbs.
Add oats and brown sugar. Mix well using your fingers.
Spread evenly and lightly on top of the apple and berries mixture, covering completely.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the topping looks golden brown and the fruit bubbles through in a few places.
Serve with fresh custard or double cream or vanilla ice-cream.

Notes

You can use ready made crumble mix.
For making a pie, you can cook it with shortcrust or puff pastry, in place of crumble.