Classic Apple and Cinnamon Crumble

Servings: Serves 6

What you’ll need

1.1 litre pie dish, lightly buttered.

Ingredients

• 1 kg (5-6 medium) Bramley apples
• 75g soft brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• sifted

Crumble

• 175g self-raising flour, sifted
• 35g toasted blanched hazelnuts chopped roughly
• 90g Demerara sugar
• 60g butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
2. Peel and core the apples and cut in slices.
3. Place in a bowl with the soft brown sugar and cinnamon and toss together and then put in the pie dish.
4. To make the crumble, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, add the sugar, cinnamon and hazelnuts.
5. Sprinkle over the apple and bake for 30-45minutes or until the topping is cooked and golden.
6. Serve with cream, ice-cream or custard.

Notes

Hazelnuts gives the crumble a lovely texture. Serve with cream, ice cream or custard.