Publication-approved historical recipe

Blackberry and apple crumble recipe

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Ingredients

  • 100 g plain flour
  • 50 g sugar, plus 2 tbsp
  • 50 g butter, cubed
  • 6 cooking apples, peeled, cored and diced
  • 200 g blackberries
  • Ice cream, to serve
  • 150 ml water

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C (gas 4). Rub the butter into the flour and 50g sugar until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  2. Put the apples in a saucepan with 150ml water and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Simmer until just beginning to soften, then drain and stir in the remaining tablespoon of sugar.
  3. Grease five cooking rings and set them on a baking tray. Divide the apples between them, then add the blackberries and the crumble topping.
  4. Bake for about 25 minutes, until golden. Transfer carefully to plates, remove the rings and serve with ice cream.