how to make crumble

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there :beer: I use half the flour in the recipes given, and rub the fat into that. I then make up the missing flour with porridge oats

Ground almonds makes a nice addition.

I'll add this to the existing crumble thread to keep ideas together

Penny. x

sweetserendipity

milliemonster wrote: »

I make crumble all the time, you don't need to cook the fruit underneath first, even rhubarb, I just chop it up and put some sugar over the top, it cooks in the oven, the recipe I use for the crumble topping is this:

85g sugar
225g flour (self raising or plain)
170g butter/margarine

or you can subsitute half and half of the flour with ground almonds aswell

I put the lot in my mixer and blitz as I hate doing the rubbing in, it gets down my nails and takes ages to get out!

bang it in the oven at 200 degrees c for half an hour and then sit back and stuff yourself!!!

milliemonster (and anyone else who hates this job or gets aching hands like me!) - there is a baking utensil called a pastry blender that you can use for 'rubbing in' flour & margarine. It can be used for making crumbles as well as pastry. I've had problems finding one in a 'real' shop but you can get them on-line from Amazon, cost about £4, you would have to be ordering more than that to qualify for free delivery though.

Pink_fluff

I've been given some cooking apples, and thought I could make an apple crumble.

1. Can somebody please tell me how you make the actual crumble part

2. Any other ideas what I could use the apples for? Has to be easy and cheap!!


Thanks

Pink.

Hi Pink_fluff,

There's an earlier thread with lots of recipes for making crumble that should help so I've added your post to it to keep the replies together.

This thread should help with the apples:

What To Do With Apples?

Pink

Jasper27_2

Has anyone ever made mango crumble? OH doesn't like many fruits suitable for crumble and I was looking for a change from my usual cherry or blueberry. Tins of mango are only 42p in Sainsbury's so I thought I might give it a try. I was just worried the mango would turn to slop. I've just made a new crumble mix (with oats, pecans and cinammon) and it's made rather more than I anticipated to I want to use it up.

furndire

I haven't tried mango, but it sounds good to me. If you make too much topping, you can freeze it.

jackie_w

But im afraid it wasnt homemade.

My mum actually got it for me because she knows I love crumbe. it was from Morrisons Bakery and it was an Apple & Winter Berry Oat Crumble.

In it it had bramley apple, cherries blackberries, redcurrants & raisins in a fruity mulled wine sauce with a nutmeg & cinnamon oat crumble.

I would love to make this myself, but, I dont actually know how to. Im afraid to say that I have only made crumble from scratch a couple of times.
Can anyone give my any tips as to how I could make this? Its the mulled wine sauce that I think would be difficult, I dont even know how to make mulled wine. Also, has anyone ever seen redcurrants in the supermarkets?

Jackie xx

MRSMCAWBER

Hi jackie

I always do crumble the normal was -but using demerara sugar, and add porridge oats, coconut to it too..it makes a lovely topping.
Not sure about the base but im watching for answers -as I LOVE crumble too!
You may find redcurrants in the freezers

champys

Thanks jackie_w, this has given me a fab idea. I have French guests over for an 'English' dinner this Saturday, and a crumble with a mulled wine sauce just sounds terrific. A mulled wine sauce would simply be red wine, sugar, cinnamon stick, vanilla, piece of lemon zest - bring to the boil and let it reduce a bit. Then, I think, put the fruit in and simmer till soft. Add crumble topping, put in oven.
Personally I love a crunchy topping with oats, but sadly DH insists on the traditional one which is more cumbersome to make. The crunchy one I make by mixing 1 oz demerara sugar, 1 oz wholemeal flour, 1 oz rolled oats with 1 oz melted butter (is enough to serve 2). Really easy.
Thanks for the mulled wine tip - that's definitely on for Saturday!

sparklylime

Wow...that sounds lovely!!

I don't have a recipe for this but if I were to try making it myself I would simmer the fruit with some sugar and mulled wine in pan, reducing the wine til it goes a little thicker - I don't think you'd need too much wine to make the sauce. Then once I had a nice saucey fruity mixture I'd put that in a dish, add the crumble and bake.

Mulled wine is really easy to make. Just put a bottle of red wine in a pan with a sliced orange, a sliced lemon, a cinnamon stick, a few cloves, a dash of brandy (optional but really good!) and a couple of spoons of sugar. I think if you do it 'properly' you would stud the cloves into the fruit but this way tastes just as goos to me. Gently simmer, but don't boil! for about 15-20 minutes, keep stirring til the sugar has disolved. Then strain the wine and enjoy!! Oh and save me a glass!

You can buy little sachets from the supermarket with all the bits in, you just need to add the red wine, but you can't really beat the homemade stuff! Although you can get some nice pre-made bottles of mulled wine especially at this time of year.

One last thing! I've seen redcurrants for sale in Sainsburys, they were just with all the other fresh berries.