how to make crumble

csnann

I have found that freezing after cooking tends to soften the crumble part. It still tastes good, but if you like it crunchy its better to freeze the components separately and put them together before cooking.

Kitchenbunny

We had a bit of a foraging session last year and returned with loads of blackberries. I made them into lots of little crumbles in small glass ramekin dishes. I stewed the fruit a little with some apples, cinnamon and a teeny bit of sugar and put it into the dishes. Then, I topped it with raw crumble mixture and let it cool. Then, I covered them and put them into the freezer. And now whenever I want one I can take it out of the freezer and put it in the oven. I don't find the middle goes too soggy - DH likes the topping to be a bit softer than I do - and it goes nice and crisp on top.

HTH

Kitchenbunny xx

tessie_bear

hi i stew the fruit and freeze in portions then make topping and freeze seperately i then defrost fruit pour into an oven proof dish and top with crumble mix straight from the freezer...i put oats in crumble mix...its yummy

kitschy

Thank you very much everyone - have done a combo of cooked apples/raw crumble, and very much looking forward to tasting the results!

kazmc

Hi all
I have tried searching the forums for an apple and blackberry crumble recipe but have had no luck

My daughter & I went blackberry picking yesterday so if anyone would mind posting their recipe on here that would be wonderful
Thanks very much
Karen

NoahsPennilessMummy

go on the Good Food magazine website and look for Raymond Blancs apple and blackberry crumble recipe....we made it a couple of weeks ago and it was fab:T

csarina

Peel your apples and slice them, I precook them for about 3 - 4 minutes in the microwave and add some cinnamon, then add blackberries and sugar to taste.

Depending in the size of your dish:

4ozs plain flour.
2 ozs caster sugar.
2ozs marg or butter.
2 tablesppon os rolled oats.

Put the plain flour, sugar and marg/butter in a bowl and rub the fat into the sugar and flour until it looks like breadcrumbs...stir in the rolled oats. put it on top of the fruit I sprinkle the top with some demerra sugar and then bake for about 25 - 30 minutes at 180C. serve with custard or cream.

I have just made an apple and strawberry crumble for supper tonight.....

zippychick

Hi Kaz

I've merged this with the main crumble thread so you can see how everyone else makes theirs. Do let us know how you get on!

thanks
Zip

blueberrypie

What fruits can you use in crumble? I know the obvious ones, like apples, pears, peaches, raspberries - but what other fruits can you use? Bananas? Mangoes? Pineapple? Is there some rule I can apply about what works in a crumble and what doesn't?

And does frozen fruit work in a crumble? I'm thinking I could freeze bits of fruit that's past its best and then pull it out when I've enough of it. Would I need to pre-cook any fruit before freezing or could I just chop it up and throw it in a bag in the freezer?

greenbee

frozen fruit works - I slice cooking apples to freeze, and then they're all ready to go in pies, crumbles etc without having to cook them before I freeze them.

I can't see citrus working well (although lemon in with apple is delicious, and a little orange in with rhubarg is too), as they don't cook down in the right way. Stuff like banana, mango and pineapple is probably better used for smoothies than crumble, so you can still freeze it, just label it carefully!