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| Apple Crumble and some amazing Raspberry IceDelight (no colourings here - just naturally pink from the fresh raspberries!) |
This week I've been playing with a wonderful selection of IceDelight flavours and I have plenty of other delights for you in the next few days along with a review of IceDelight for Real Foods. However, today I've been making Apple Crumble, one of the simplest and most comforting of desserts. I make mine completely plain, but you can add cinnamon for a bit of an apple pie style or any other autumnal fruit to boost the flavour.
I used wheat flour to make mine this time, but I have in the past used a plain gluten free flour mix and it has worked beautifully well, as it makes the topping lovely and short and light. I also didn't have enough Bramley apples so I used a selection of five from the fruit bowl today and no-one complained!
Ingredients
100g Solid Dairy Free Margarine (I use block Stork)
75g Golden Sugar
175g Plain Flour (Wheat flour or Gluten Free)
3 to 4 cooking apples such as Bramley (or 5 eating apples)
Another teaspoon or two of sugar depending on how tat the apples are
Method
1. Put the margarine, sugar and flour in a Classic Batter Bowl.
2. Using a Pastry Blender, or your fingers, mix together until you have a sandy, fine textured crumb.
3. Peel and slice the apples and place in the bottom of a Mini Baker with a sprinkle of sugar.
4. Cover the apples with the crumble mix and give the surface some texture to give more crunch once baked.
5. Bake at 180°C for 40-50 mins until golden brown and crisp.
6. Serve with your favourite ice cream style dessert. Our favourite at the moment is IceDelight from a farm just along the road at Belhaven in Dunbar. It complements the flavour of the apples beautifully and lifts the pudding into something really special.
