how to make crumble

debbym

For the topping on my crumble i use plain flour (about 75g) margarine (about 50g) sugar (about 50g) and oats (about 25g), rub it all together until is looks like pastry before you add the water. For me and my old pyrex dish this amount covers the fruit to a depth of about 1 cm ish - if you put too much oats in this gets v chewy, too little marg and it is too dry, same if the topping is too thick. Bake for about 45 minutes (I usually do this on a sunday when we have a roast) the fruit juice should be bubbling round the edges and the topping slightly brown.
If i want to freeze it I make the fruit puree first (or use tinned fruit) and then top with the (uncooked) crumble and freeze.

jimthejimjim

When i make crumble i use:
-Plain flour 10oz
-Margarine 5oz
-Sugar (1/2 brown 1/2 caster) 5oz

Rub it all together and make it as thick or thin as you want. I try to put roughly the same depth as the mixture below, maybe thicker.

Try rubbing in some cinnamon or mixed spice for a different taste. (delicious)

Pollybear

I use 6oz flour, 3oz marg rubbed in, 3oz sugar stirred in. Then plonk on top the fruit, at least the same thickness. Cook for about 45 minutes.

jimthejimjim

Pollybear wrote: »

I use 6oz flour, 3oz marg rubbed in, 3oz sugar stirred in. Then plonk on top the fruit, at least the same thickness. Cook for about 45 minutes.

I think these are more realistic weights than that of my own.

Pink.

Hi boo,

There's a great thread on making crumble that should help so I've merged your thread with it to keep all the replies together.

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Pollybear

But crumble is nice, I can see why you'd want more!

Mrs_Wossinge

Unless you have a cheap/free source of rasbperries, I'd do apple and raspberry crumble to eke out the raspberries a bit further. I usually do an oaty topping but the raspberries are a bit delicate for oats, IMO.

sb44

I haven't made a fruit crumble for years and when I did it was just an apple one.

Does anyone use tinned fruits to make crumbles and is so could you give me the recipe please?

We have a couple of discount shops that sell really cheap jars of cherries and the such like so I was thinking of making a cherry crumble, also need some ideas for other types.

Ta!

Pink.

Hi sb44,

I have made crumble using tinned fruit and it works well. There's an earlier thread that should help so I'll add your thread to it.

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sb44

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi sb44,

I have made crumble using tinned fruit and it works well. There's an earlier thread that should help so I'll add your thread to it.

Pink

Thanks, I'll go and have a mooch now.