Apple Crumble/Crispy

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This is one of the earliest non-cake baking I ever did.

The recipe was adapted from the Apple Crispy recipe on Chocolate Gourmand - Thanks for making my cooking multi-dimensional! (http://www.chocolategourmand.com/recipes/pies_tarts_crisps/apple_crisp.cfm)


Filling

  • 5 pounds Granny Smith apples (about 6)
  • zest of 1/2 orange
  • zest of 2 Meyer lemons
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Topping

  • 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar/jaggery
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup oatmeal (quick cook works just fine)
  • 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cubed - soft is also ok

Bake for approximately 1 hour at 190-200 C, or until the topping has browned. Serve warm.


@Aug 27, 2023

Update: I recently updated this recipe substantially, and guess what - the crumble was even yummier than ever! Noting down the updated ingredient list.  

Filling

  • Any left-over fruits in fridge - I used apples, apricots, pears and peaches
  • 1-2 tbsp bitter orange marmalade (I usually have some in fridge, so I used that instead of zest) 
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Topping

  • 1 cup whole-wheat flour - plan to take it out completely to try a gluten-free version
  • 1.5 cup oatmeal (just pulse the steel-cut oats once/twice in grinder)
  • 1 cup mixed nuts - pulsed lightly in grinder - I used walnuts, pistachios, almonds and 2 brazil nuts.
  • 1.5 cup jaggery
  • 1/2 cup chilled butter, cubed 

Nuts add a lot to the taste and also make it richer and healthier.

Note: Jaggery causes crumble to get brown very fast. But apples are not cooked so fast. So, for faster baking, pre-cooking apples in a little water will help.


Update:

Tried this today and it was amazing!

Topping:

  • 2 cups flattened oats - slightly crushed in grinder
  • 100 g butter
  • 1 cup nuts - almonds, pista, brazil nuts - crushed in grinder
  • 1 cup jaggery - can be reduced to 3/4 cup
Filling:
  • 6 apples peeled and chopped, and cooked in a pan with 3-4 tbsp water and 2 tbsp sugar for 10-15 minutes 
  • powdered cinnamon, nutmeg
  • 2-3 tbsp marmalade
  • lots of lemon juice (~2tbsp)

Bonus Recipe: Strawberry crumble 

(adapted from some long-forgotten location, apologies to the original creator!)

Note: I have made this recipe successfully in past, but now I just stick to the first one. One of the reasons being this recipe using baking powder which I feel doesn't need to be used for crumble.

  • 3/4 cup / 65g rolled oats / oatmeal (quick cooking is ok)
  • 3/4 cup / 115g white flour , whole wheat/all purpose
  • 3/4 cup / 130 g brown sugar (loosely packed)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp cinnamon powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 6 tbsp / 90g unsalted butter , melted
  • 1 kg / 2 lb strawberries , ripe (less is also ok - i have made this recipe with 200g strawberries too)
  • 2 1/2 tbsp cornflour / cornstarch (absolutely optional)
  • 1/3 - 1/2 cup / 70 - 110g white sugar (Not really required)
  • 2 tbsp water (Not really required)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (Not really required)

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