From The Vegetarian Epicure
Filling
| 1 kg | Granny Smiths or other tart, crisp cooking apples |
| 1/4 cup | sugar |
| 1/2 | lemon, juiced |
| 1 teaspoon | cinnamon |
Topping
| 1/2 cup | plain flour |
| 1/2 cup | sugar |
| 1/4 cup | butter, cut into pieces |
| dash | cinnamon |
| pinch | nutmeg |
| 1 tablespoon | iced water |
| 1/2 cup | rolled oats |
Peel, quarter and core the apples, then chop into fat pieces. Toss the apples with the sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon and spread evenly in a baking dish about 30 x 15 cm.
Put the flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon and nutmeg into a food processor, and pulse for a few moments until you have something resembling coarse meal. Add the iced water, and process for a few seconds, just until the mixture starts to clump together. Add the oatmeal and pulse for 3 or 4 seconds only.
Press this mixture together with your fingers, then break it up and scatter it evenly over the apples. Bake the crumble in a 180C oven for about 40 minutes, or until the apples are bubbling and the top is golden brown. Serve warm, with cream or vanilla ice-cream.
Serves 4-6.
28 August 2003
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