This fabulous Fruit Crumble with Variations will be favourite with all the family. Choose from Original, Oaty, Ginger or Crispy Lemon crumble to go with your fruit. Served with real custard a good crumble is a wonderful thing. A Dairy Book of Home Cookery recipe.
Ingredients
900g (2lb) cooking apples, rhubarb, gooseberries, damsons, plums, blackberries or red or blackcurrants
75-110g (3-4oz) granulated sugar, depending on sharpness of fruit
175g (6oz) plain flour
75g (3oz) butter
50g (2oz) caster sugar
Directions
Prepare fruit, slicing any large pieces
Put into a 1.25 litre (2 pint) ovenproof dish in layers with granulated sugar
Cover with foil and bake at 190°C (375°F) Mark 5 for 15 minutes
Sift flour into a bowl
Rub butter into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs
Stir in caster sugar
Sprinkle crumble evenly over fruit
Press down lightly, then smooth top with a knife
Reduce oven to 180°C (350°F) Mark 4 and bake for a further 45 minutes or until top is light brown.