Spring Crumble with Apples

Ingredients

• For the crumble topping
• Plain flour 150g
• Cold unsalted butter, cubed 75g
• Caster sugar 50g
• Rolled oats 50g
• For the apple filling
• Medium cooking apples (e.g. Bramley), peeled, cored and sliced 4 large (approx. 600g)
• Caster sugar 50g
• Lemon juice 1 tbsp
• Ground cinnamon 1 tsp
• Lemon zest 1 tsp

Method

1. Preheat your oven to 190°C (170°C fan/Gas Mark 5).
2. To make the crumble topping, rub the cold, cubed butter into the plain flour using your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
3. Stir in the caster sugar and rolled oats until just combined.
4. In a separate bowl, toss the sliced apples with the caster sugar for the filling, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, and lemon zest.
5. Pour the apple mixture into a medium ovenproof dish (approx. 20cm x 15cm).
6. Evenly scatter the crumble topping over the apples.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the apple filling is tender and bubbling.