Apple & Blackberry Crumble

Ingredients

• 120 gWheat flour
• 90 gSugar
• 90 gButter
• 300 gApple
• 120 gBlackberry
• 0.25 tspCinnamon
• 200 gIce cream

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the crumble

   • Preheat oven to 190°C (170°C fan/gas 5).
   • Tip the flour and caster sugar into a large bowl.
   • Add the butter (60 g) in pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips until you have a light, breadcrumb texture. Do not overwork.
   • Spread the mixture evenly on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until lightly coloured. Remove and cool.
2. 2

   Cook the compote

   • Peel, core and dice the apples into 2 cm pieces.
   • Put the butter (30 g) and demerara sugar in a medium saucepan and melt over medium heat, cooking for about 3 minutes until it turns a light caramel.
   • Stir in the apples and cook for 3 minutes.
   • Add the blackberries and cinnamon and cook for another 3 minutes until the fruit softens.
   • Remove from the heat, cover and leave for 2–3 minutes to finish in the pan's residual heat.
3. 3

   Finish & serve

   • Spoon the warm fruit into an ovenproof dish and top evenly with the cooled crumble.
   • Reheat in the oven for 5–10 minutes until the topping is crisp and lightly browned.
   • Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream.