Gardening with Children

To celebrate our British treasure the Bramley Apple and Bramley Apple Week 5^th February – 12^th February why not make a delicious, warming

Bramley Apple Crumble.

Ingredients

• 1kg/2lb 3½oz Bramley apples
• Granulated sugar to taste
• 1 tbsp water
• 100g/3½oz plain flour
• 175g/6oz butter
• 50g/2oz rolled oats
• 100g/3½oz demerara sugar
• Generous pinch of ground cinnamon and/or nutmeg

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Peel, core and dice the apples, put them in a pan with a tablespoon of water and granulated sugar to taste and cook over a medium heat for about five minutes, until the apples start to soften.
3. Transfer the apple mixture to a shallow ovenproof dish.
4. Rub the flour and butter together until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
5. Stir in the oats, demerara sugar and the cinnamon/nutmeg and sprinkle evenly over the cooked apples in the pie dish.
6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until crisp and golden brown on top.
7. Enjoy hot or cold with Ice Cream, Cream or Custard.
8. Serves 4.