Apple and blackberry crumble recipe

The Hairy Bikers' apple and blackberry crumble recipe is just perfect.

Just like our classic stewed apples, this is a great autumnal dessert. Both apple and blackberry come into season in late August/early September. Si King and Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers are experts in classic British comfort food. Here, they've landed on the perfect crumble recipe: the tartness of the warm, juicy fruit being offset by a sugary, crunchy crumble topping. It will take just over an hour to make this classic dish. It's best served with a dollop of hot and creamy vanilla custard.

Ingredients

• 3 eating apples, peeled, quartered and cored
• 2 Bramley cooking apples, peeled, quartered and cored
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 100g demerara sugar
• 300g blackberries
• 175g plain flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 140g soft brown sugar
• 35g porridge oats
• 180g cold unsalted butter

Method

1. Put the quartered apples in a bowl and shuffle them around to mix them up a bit. Mix the cinnamon with the sugar in a separate bowl. Put half the apples in an oven dish and sprinkle with a third of the sugar mixture. Add the blackberries and sprinkle with the second third of sugar mixture. Cover with the remaining apples and add the remaining sugar and cinnamon mixture.
2. To make the crumble topping: Put the flour and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well, then stir in the sugar and the oats. Cut the butter into small cubes, add to the mixture and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture is the texture of breadcrumbs. Lay the crumble mixture on top of the fruit.
3. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3 and bake the crumble for about 40 mins. Keep an eye on the top. The sugar should go golden, not black. Serve with homemade custard.

Top tips for making apple and blackberry crumble:

If you have coeliac disease, oats are best avoided as, although pure oats do not contain gluten, they may be contaminated with gluten during processing. If you’re not coeliac but still don’t tolerate gluten, eating oats should be perfectly fine.

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