From the kitchen notebook · No. 05

Apple crumble

Warm apples under a crisp oat topping. Serve straight from the baking dish.

45 minutes · Serves 4

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 °C (conventional). Core the apples and cut them into small pieces.
Toss the apples with the lemon juice, cinnamon and 20 g of the sugar. Transfer to a small baking dish.
Mix the flour, oats and remaining 40 g of sugar with the cold, cubed butter. Rub together with your fingertips to form coarse crumbs.
Scatter the crumble evenly over the apples. Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden on top and the apples are tender. Leave to stand for 10 minutes.

For tart apples, add a little more sugar to the filling; for sweeter varieties, use a little less.