Apple and Pear Crumble Recipe

Ingredients :

Preparation & cook time : 45 minutes

Serves 4

• 3 medium apples (450g)

• 3 medium pears (690g)

• ¼ cup (55g) caster sugar

• ¼ cup (60ml) water

crumble topping:

• ½ cup (60g) almond meal

• ¹/₃ cup (60g) rice flour

• ¹/₃ cup (75g) firmly packed brown sugar

• 60g butter, chopped

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method :

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease deep 1.5-liter (6-cup) ovenproof dish.

2. Peel, core and quarter apples and pears; slice fruit thickly. Combine fruit, sugar and the water in large saucepan; cook, covered, about 10 minutes or until fruit is just tender. Drain; discard liquid.

3. Meanwhile, make crumble topping. To make crumble topping, blend or process ingredients until combined.

4. Place apple mixture in dish; sprinkle with topping. Bake crumble about 25 minutes.

Baking Tips Storage : Crumble should be eaten soon after it is made, otherwise the topping will become soggy. Variation for coconut crumble : Prepare half the amount of basic crumble mixture; stir in ½ cup (40g) shredded coconut.

Food Facts & Glossary of Baking Ingredients almond meal also known as ground almonds; powdered to a flour-like texture and used in baking or as a thickening agent. caster sugar is superfine or finely granulated table sugar. rice flour is a fine, almost powdery, gluten-free flour; made from ground white rice. brown sugar is soft, finely granulated sugar retaining molasses for color and flavor. butter : 125g is equal to one stick (4 ounces) butter. cinnamon is dried inner bark of the shoots of the cinnamon tree; comes in sticks (quills) and ground.

√  gluten-free    √  wheat-free    √  yeast-free    √  egg-free