Unlike the snowmaggedons of previous years, this year's big snowfall, in London at least, was at the weekend. We went out for dinner with my parents on Saturday night and by the time we left the restaurant, the public transport system had almost completely shut down and cars were crawling along the roads through several inches of snow. Without having to worry about how I was going to get to work, on Sunday morning I was able to go out with my camera and enjoy the snow like I hadn't for years.
And then after about 10 minutes I decided that snow was really quite cold and just as pretty from inside my flat as outside and that what I really wanted to do was to make an apple crumble.
Judging by the response I got on twitter, I was not the only person who decided that a snowy Sunday was a good day for a crumble, one of those warm stodgy puddings that leave you feeling satisfyingly full at the end of a meal.
I have a seemingly never-ending supply of cranberries in my freezer so I threw a couple of handfuls in with my sliced apples and a few tablespoons of sugar. I make crumble the way my grandmother made it. The fruit is sweet and tart and sticky, nestled under a buttery biscuity topping. There is nothing fancy here, just flour, butter and sugar rubbed together until it resembles breadcrumbs and scattered over the fruit. It is perhaps more traditionally served with custard - and my grandfather would never have contemplated eating it any other way - but we like it best with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Even better, there's enough leftover for tonight.
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Apple and cranberry crumble
Serves 4
- 2 medium apples
- 75g frozen cranberries
- 2 tablespoons + 100g caster sugar
- A pinch of ground ginger
- 100g unsalted butter
- 200g plain/AP flour
Cooking Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F
- Peel, core and slice your apples. Try to get them relatively uniform so they will all cook at the same speed. Put the apples in the bottom of a baking dish with the cranberries, 2 tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of ginger. Mix to combine.
- To make the topping, rub together the remaining sugar with the flour and butter until you have something that resembles breadcrumbs.
- Sprinkle on top of the fruit and bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream and/or custard.
16 comments:
That looks delicious! I love crumble it's my favourite dessert. London looks absolutely beautiful in the snow. I had quite a lot of fun with it yesterday, but it's less impressive today when trying to battle the sludge to get to work
I swear, you always put my favorite combination of flavors together. Like this, for example, is one of my all time favs. And crumbles are my fav too. It's so buttery and good. Good to see you survived the snow storm :) it looks so pretty there!
I love that photo of the footprints in the snow. And what a gorgeous way to warm up after taking photos outside - a lovely, wintry crumble. Yum.
This sounds delightful! Apples and cranberries are perfect together (apple cranberry chutney on baked brie is divine). I'm tempted to make one of these myself but the weather outside my windows is decidely springlike. Feel free to send some of that winter weather to Alberta.
When D.C. had our very own little snowmaggedon, I did just as you did-- walked around for a brief time before coming inside and baking up a storm. It was perfect! Your crumble looks lovely, just enough sweet tart, with a buttery topping. I hope you enjoy it just as much tonight! (Grey slush is much, much better viewed indoors, too : )
I truly hoping for your "rumble" recipe, but this one will do ;) awe...i loved seeing London under snow and hearing all the posts from out there. Your photos are pretty, glad you got a chance to get out there and enjoy it with the camera love! Stay warm xo
Apple crumble has to be the absolute perfect antidote to this freezing weather. Inspired idea.
And I love the addition of the tart cranberries - delicious.
We almost got stuck in a hotel carpark in High Wycombe! I was a little bit amazed the staff hadn't made any moves to shovel out the entrance. But then again, we don't own a shovel either :)
@Jenny - Luckily most of it had melted today but I hope we don't get any more until next weekend!
@Julie - We are obviously culinary twins!
@thelittleloaf - I definitely needed to head straight back into the kitchen when I got in! So cold!
@Karen - I will happily send you our snow, I can't wait for spring!!
@Leanne - I think it's the only sensible approach to snow frankly.
@Elaina - Haha, I am going to have to invent a food called a rumble!
@Skye - It's such a delicious combination!
@modernworkinggirl - That sounds like a nightmare! I'm not sure why it seemed to take everyone by surprise when it was predicted very accurately!
We are every rubbish at snow here also, but after having the last three years of frozen pipes and deep snow, impassable roads and being house bound - we bought a shovel and I have a matching pair of gloves. Alas this year, and much to the children's confusion as they are not old enough to remember a christmas without snow, not a single flake.
@Amee - Somebody at work said that it was going to snow on and off for the whole month (although there's little sign of that at the moment) so maybe you'll get some in the next couple of weeks!
Love the snowy pictures! It's not something I get to see much of in real life! :)
It was such a day for baking. Gorgeous crumble. One of my true weaknesses.
We really are on the same page! I love the combination of cranberries and apples. Yours looks amazing.
Mmm. I love cranberry and apple together. And I love crumbs. This is a win win for me!
@Erin - We don't get to see that much of it either but it's nice to get the chance to enjoy it when we can!
@tori - Same here, I've already had to make another dish because it went down so well!
@Lauren - Thanks lady! It's exactly the right time of year for crumbles.
@Russell - Thank you, it was a win win for me too based on the amount I ate ;)
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