Description
A comforting classic featuring tender, spiced apples and a buttery, crumbly topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 Pink Lady apples
- 2 Eggs
- 150 grams Butter (5.3 oz)
- 400 grams Plain flour (14.1 oz)
- 2 teaspoons Baking powder
- Cinnamon (to taste)
- Vanilla extract
- ½ Lemon rind
- 60 grams Caster sugar (2.1 oz)
- Heaped teaspoon of butter (for greasing)
- 250 grams Mascarpone (8.8 oz)
- 2 heaped tablespoons icing sugar
- ½ Lemon rind (grated)
Instructions
- Peel the 6 Pink Lady apples and remove the cores. Cut them into small cubes and place them into a small saucepan filled with water.
- Boil the apples on medium heat for about 10-15 minutes or until they start to soften.
- Melt a small amount of butter. Using a pastry brush, apply a layer of melted butter on the base and sides of your baking tin.
- Sprinkle a small amount of flour inside the greased tin.
- Combine 400 grams of plain flour, 150 grams of caster sugar, and 2 teaspoons of baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
- Add the rind of half a lemon into the mixture.
- Break the 150 grams of room-temperature butter into small pieces and add it to the mixture.
- Create a small well in the center of the dry mixture and add 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk.
- Include a tablespoon of vanilla extract and mix well into the egg.
- Mix until small crumbs form.
- Preheat your oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- Remove any excess water from the saucepan until it’s level with the apples, then add 60 grams of caster sugar and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle a handful of crumble mix over the bottom of your prepared tin.
- Spoon the apples into the top of the crumble.
- Drizzle a little juice over the apples.
- Cover the apples with the remaining crumble and shake the tin to even it out.
- Bake for 40 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius.
- Mix 250 grams of mascarpone cheese with 2 heaped tablespoons of icing sugar in a small mixing bowl.
- Add the finely grated rind of half a lemon and mix through.
- Serve the apple crumble warm with creamy mascarpone on the side.
Notes
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for an extra indulgent treat. Consider adding chopped nuts for extra texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: apple crumble, dessert, comfort food, fall recipes, baking