If you've got a pile of apples but not enough time to bake a pie, or if you're short on flour, sugar, or fat (like butter or lard), then this is the recipe for you, even if you have never tried cooking it before! An apple crumble will take less time and ingredients to prepare than an apple pie, but it's just as delicious and comforting.

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 60 minutes
Oven Temperature: 150°C or 300°F

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[edit] Ingredients

6 cooking apples
250g (9 oz or 2 cups + 1 tsp) white sugar
200g (7 oz or 1.5 cup) plain white flour
150g (5.5 oz or 5 Tbsp) butter
1 clove or cinnamon stick
Cream or vanilla ice cream

[edit] Steps

Peel the apples. Peel and core the apples and roughly dice them into chunks.
Cook the apples. Put the apple chunks into a pan; add three quarters of the sugar and the cinnamon stick or clove; and cover with the lid.
Stew the apples. Allow to stew gently for half an hour, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Keep checking as they can easily burn at the beginning.
Check the apples. Check that the fruit is cooked by mashing it a bit with the wooden spoon. The apples should be soft but not puréed.
Allow to cool. Put the apples into the serving dish and allow them to cool.
Make the crumble topping. Mix the white flour, remaining sugar and the butter with your fingers in a bowl until it takes on a breadcrumb consistency.
Preheat the oven. Set the temperature of the oven to 150ºC (300ºF/ gas mark 2).
Add the crumble topping. Cover the stewed apples with the crumble topping, without pressing down.
Cook the apple crumble. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy.
Serve. Spoon a helping of apple crumble into a dish and serve with cream or ice cream.

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[edit] Tips

Stir only with a wooden spoon, and keep checking to avoid burning.

[edit] Warnings

Wear oven gloves when getting the dish in and out of the oven.
After food is cooked, let it cool before eating.
As always, work with an oven or stove requires an adult or close adult supervision, as these things are HOT! Be careful!