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Apple crumble
Easy to prepare, beautiful and delicious apple crumble is also a wonderful way to use seasonal fruits. The name of this dessert comes from the English word "to crumble." And indeed, the top crispy layer consists of streusel crumbs, while underneath lies a sweet and sour filling of caramelized apples.
You can make crumble both in portioned molds and in a large baking dish.
Preparation time: 45 minutes.
Ingredients
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- apples - 350 g;
- sugar for filling - 45 g;
- butter 82% - 50 g;
- walnuts - 25 g;
- cinnamon - 1 tsp;
- flour, all-purpose - 90 g;
- sugar for streusel crumbs - 40 g;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp.
Preparation
- Prepare the ingredients for the apple crumble. It's best to choose hard and sour varieties of apples. If the fruits are very sweet and juicy, the amount of sugar can be reduced to avoid an overly cloying filling. Walnuts can be replaced with any other nuts if desired.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Chop the nuts slightly with a knife.
- Do not peel the apples - the skin won't get in the way; it won't even be noticeable. Cut the fruit in half, remove the core, and dice into medium cubes.
- Lightly roast the nuts (1-2 minutes) in a dry skillet. This will enhance their flavor and aroma.
- Add sugar to the skillet, reduce the heat. Do not stir anything.
- Flavor the mixture with cinnamon and wait for the sugar to start melting.
- This will happen in a couple of minutes.
- Immediately add the apples to the caramel.
- Stir the mixture a few times and squeeze in the lemon juice - it will give the filling a unique citrus flavor. The apples will start to release juice, which will mix with the caramel. As soon as all pieces are coated with caramel syrup, turn off the heat.
- Now let's prepare the streusel crumbs. Place flour, sugar, and butter in a bowl. Mash it with a fork, trying to combine it with the dry ingredients.
- Then rub the mixture with your palms to get crumbs, and it's better if the clumps are of different sizes.
- Grease the molds with butter. This is not just to prevent the crumble from sticking to the walls (it won't be removed from the mold), but to better infuse the filling and dough with a creamy flavor.
- Distribute the filling, filling the molds 2/3 full.
- Sprinkle the top with buttery crumbs.
- Place the prepared dishes on a rack or baking sheet, placing parchment underneath (in case the filling leaks if the height of the molds is insufficient). Put the rack in the oven.
- After half an hour, the crumbs will turn golden, and the filling will be well cooked. The dessert can be taken out of the oven.
- The apple crumble is ready. Serve the dessert warm and eat it with a spoon, without removing it from the mold. The extraordinarily delicious combination of the sweet and sour fruit filling, covered in caramel, and the buttery crumbs brings true delight. Enjoy your meal!
