Apple Crumble

A British dessert of cinnamon apples baked under a crisp buttery oat topping.

Ingredients

  • 5 apples
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 150 g flour
  • 100 g butter
  • 80 g brown sugar
  • 50 g oats

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C. Peel and slice the apples, toss them with the sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice and spread in a baking dish.
  2. Rub the flour and cold butter together with your fingertips until it looks like sand.
  3. Stir in the brown sugar and oats.
  4. Scatter the crumble over the apples and bake for 35–40 minutes until golden and bubbling.
  5. Serve warm, with ice cream if you like.