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How To Make Cinnamon Apple Crumble

Cinnamon Apple Crumble recipe. This recipe has a sweet, cinnamon crumble topping which makes it a little different from most pies. Try it accompanied with some vanilla ice cream! Enlarge

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Crumble

Cinnamon Apple Crumble recipe. This recipe has a sweet, cinnamon crumble topping which makes it a little different from most pies. Try it accompanied with some vanilla ice cream!

Prep:
15m
Cook:
2h:10m
Total:
2h:25m
Serves:
8
Temp:
180° c  -  360° f

Step 1: You will need:

  • for the crust:
  • 280 g flour
  • 65 g ground almonds
  • 240 g butter, cut into small cubes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 8 tbsp iced water
  • some extra flour
  • for the filling:
  • 5 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 150 g sugar
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 25 g butter, melted
  • for the topping:
  • 50 g sugar
  • 25 g brown sugar
  • 70 g flour
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • a pinch of salt
  • 45 g butter, cut into small cubes
  • 1 mixer with a flat beater attachment
  • 1 rolling pin
  • 1 pie pan
  • cling film
  • 1 spoon
  • 2 bowls
  • 1 knife

Step 2: Begin the crust

Shake the flour, almonds, salt and the sugar into the mixer.
Whilst combining, add the cold butter and mix until it resembles coarse salt. Pieces of butter must still be visible. Add a drop of water, just enough for the dough to begin to cling together. Turn off the mixer and remove the dough from the hook. Form the dough into a ball and remove it from the mixer.

Step 3: Refrigerate the dough

Place the dough onto the work surface and flatten it into a disk. Wrap it up with cling film and put it into the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes.

Step 4: Roll out the dough

After 30 minutes, sprinkle some flour onto the work area and dust the dough and the rolling pin. Slowly roll the dough until it reaches the desirable size. This is a little larger than the pan and about 1/2 centimetre thick. Keep changing sides to stop the dough sticking to the work surface. Turn it around in quarter turns to help create the circle.

Step 5: Prepare pie shell

Carefully wrap the dough around the rolling pin. This will help remove it from the table without tearing. Place it over the pie pan and using your fingers, mold it into the sides and the bottom of the pan, with the dough overhanging. Use the knife to trim off most of the dough but leave a centimetre above the pan sides. Pinch the dough into small ridges around the edge of the pan with your fingers and place it into the freezer for roughly 5 minutes to chill.

Step 6: Prepare the filling

Pour the apples into a bowl. Add the sugar, flour, ground cinnamon and the melted butter and mix well.

Step 7: Preheat the oven

Set the oven to 180ºC (350ºF/ gas mark 4).

Step 8: Make the crumble

Put the sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt and the butter into the mixer. Switch on to a low speed. Then turn the speed up to allow the mix to become the consistency of coarse salt. Stop the mixer and pour the crumble into another bowl.

Step 9: Bake

Put the apple filling into the chilled pastry shell and sprinkle the crumble over top. Place the pie into the preheated oven and bake for about 60 minutes, or until the topping and crust is light brown.

Step 10: Cool and serve

After the pie has baked, remove it from the oven. Let it cool before cutting. Serve it warm or cold with a generous dollop of cream or some vanilla ice cream.