Apple Crumble with Vanilla Ice-Cream

Today, I had baked apple crumble pie to surprise hubby for our breakfast the following day. The recipes are simple and easy to follow.

Ingredients

5 apples
250g white sugar
200g plain white flour
120g butter
1 cinnamon stick

Tip: You can reduce the amount of sugar if you wanted a less sweeter version. I will reduce the amount of sugar the next round for this recipe coz hubby and I felt that it's a bit too sweet too our liking.

Methods

1. Firstly, peel and core the apples and roughly dice them into chunks.


2. Put the apple chunks into a pan, add three quarters of the sugar, the cinnamon stick and cover.


3. Allow to stew gently for half an hour or lesser, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Keep checking as they can easily burn at the beginning.


4. Check that the fruit is cooked by mashing it a bit with the wooden spoon. The apples should be soft but not puréed.


5. Put the apples into the serving dish and allow to cool.


6. Mix the white flour, remaining sugar and the butter with your fingers in a bowl until it becomes like a breadcrumb consistency.


7. Set the temperature of the oven to 150ºC.


8. Cover the stewed apples with the crumble topping, without pressing down.


9. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy.


10. Spoon a helping of apple crumble into a dish and serve with vanilla ice-cream.