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Method
- 1
Heat the oven. Heat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C fan).
- 2
Soften the apples. Melt the 30 g butter in the wide pan, add the diced apples and water, cover and cook over a medium heat for about 6 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the Bramley pieces start to collapse but the eating apples still hold their shape. Stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon, then spoon into the dish. Part-cooking the fruit means it is fully tender by the time the topping is crisp.
- 3
Rub in the topping. Mix the flour, oats, demerara and salt in a bowl, then rub in the cold butter until you have clumpy crumbs with some larger pieces. Leave it lumpy; those clusters are what turn crunchy.
- 4
Assemble. Scatter the crumble loosely over the apples without pressing it down, then dust the top with the cinnamon.
- 5
Bake. Bake 20 minutes, then lower the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan) and bake another 15-20 minutes, until golden and bubbling at the edges.
- 6
Rest. Leave to stand for 10 minutes so the juices thicken a little, then serve warm.
Storage
Cool, cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat in a 180 °C (160 °C fan) oven for 15-20 minutes until piping hot. The unbaked crumble mix freezes well for up to 3 months.
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.14 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 192 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
25.1 g per serving
50.2 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 100.4 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- large wide saucepan with lid
- 2-litre baking dish (about 25 cm)
- mixing bowl
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 445 kcal |
| Protein | 3.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 69.5 g |
| of which sugars | 43.4 g |
| of which free sugars | 25.1 g |
| Fat | 18.7 g |
| of which saturates | 11.3 g |
| Fibre | 6 g |
| Salt | 0.27 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
