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Apple Forest Fruit Crumble

September 13, 2011 by Sarah Trivuncic 13 Comments

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Ted Crumble

Where did the time go?

My little boy is starting primary school. I’m used to him being in preschool or nursery all day so being away from me isn’t that new.

It is however a step on the way to my losing my motherly grip on what he does, what he eats, who his friends are etc.

Ted Crumble

I hope as he gets bigger that he’ll still enjoy helping me in the kitchen like the day we made this crumble.

Now crumble isn’t rocket science but when you’re only four, it’s nice to have a dish that you feel like you’ve made all by yourself.

We already had a big batch of cooked apple chunks from Grandaddy’s tree. They’d been wrapped in newspaper in the shed for a few months and it was time to use them up before the new ones arrived this autumn.

Magic moments… never has a simple pudding tasted so good.

Ted Crumble

Apple Forest Fruit Crumble
Serves 4-5

Ingredients
For the crumble topping
50g wholemeal flour*
40g plain flour*
30g wheatgerm*
50g unsalted butter cut into cubes
30g soft brown sugar plus extra for sprinkling on top

For the fruit filling
25g butter
6 average size cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped into medium size chunks
75g frozen berries
4 tbsp soft brown sugar

*or use 120g gluten free flour instead of this blend of wholemeal/plain/wheatgerm.

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180c or gas mark 4.

2. Rub the flours, wheatgerm and unsalted butter together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs – you can pulse it in the food processor to do this if you prefer. Stir in the sugar. Set aside while you make the fruit filling.

3. Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan and when it is fully melted add the apple chunks. Leave the lid on to keep condensation in, turn the heat to moderately low and allow the apple to cook down for 5 minutes, then add the sugar and berries and leave for a further 5 minutes. By now the fruit should be soft and cooked but do not leave so long it turns to mush.

4. Pour the fruit mixture into a baking dish. Cover with the crumble mix and sprinkle the top with soft brown sugar.

5. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes and serve with cream, custard or ice cream as desired.

Ted Crumble

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Filed Under: Family Food Ideas Tagged With: apples, crumble, fruit

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Sarah Trivuncic has published recipes, restaurant and travel reviews on Maison Cupcake since 2009. She lives in Walthamstow, East London with her husband and teenager.
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Comments

  1. Chele says

    September 13, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Awe, what a lovely post. I love a good home baked dish that brings a smile to your face like this. Hope your son enjoys his new adventures at school.

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  2. sarah, simply cooked says

    September 13, 2011 at 9:14 am

    I hope Ted enjoys going to big school. 🙂 And I hope he stays as the sweet, loveable fellow he seems to be. Well done to him for making the crumble.

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    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      September 16, 2011 at 9:52 am

      Thank you! He is already a big hit with the girls I hear!!

      Reply
  3. El Pasticcio says

    September 13, 2011 at 9:46 am

    Your post is so cute and full of love… 🙂

    Reply
  4. Emma Phillips says

    September 13, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    My son has also just started school and considering he had stay home for a few days with an ear infection and burst eardrum, he is settling in really well. Although this staggered hours is a bit of a pain as I am finding it hard to amuse him all day as used to him being in pre-school until gone 3pm! He loves crumble so will give your recipe a try later – thanks!

    Emma Phillips

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    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      September 16, 2011 at 9:51 am

      Hope he feels better, I am looking forward to being in a routine again.

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      • Emma Phillips says

        September 26, 2011 at 11:36 am

        Thanks Sarah. He loved the crumble and so did his friend who was lucky enough to be over for a playdate.

        Emma Phillips
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        • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

          September 28, 2011 at 12:10 pm

          Oh good!

          Reply
  5. Ren Behan says

    September 13, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    Yum yum yum. Good luck to Ted starting big school. Edward started too this week. He now says that his nursery was ‘rubbish’ and that big school is much more good-er. He won’t disclose what they are feeding him at lunchtime. Today he said ice-cream. The crumble looks lovely. x

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    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      September 16, 2011 at 9:51 am

      Thank you! I managed to establish that fruit, potato and milk were consumed but zero feedback about school work!!

      Reply
  6. Jacqueline says

    September 13, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    It is so nice having your wee ones in the kitchen and so satisfying for them to join in.

    I am trying not to think of how quickly the time will go before I too am sending my wee boy to school.

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  7. Antonia says

    September 16, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Lovely crumble and I bet he enjoyed making it all by himself. Nothing beats a good crumble at this time of year!

    Reply
  8. Kalyani says

    September 20, 2011 at 9:53 am

    looks delicious !

    Cheers
    Kalyani

    Reply

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