Phil Vickery's comforting crumble uses crisp Bramley apples for an intensely fruity flavour.

Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

4 large Bramley cooking apples
4 tbsp olive oil
zest and juice of 1 large lemon
175g unrefined castor sugar
2 pinches cinnamon powder
115g cold unsalted butter
225g plain flour
140g castor sugar
25g porridge oats

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C, Gas Mark 6.
  2. Peel and core the apples and cut into large chunks.
  3. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the lemon zest and juice, 175g sugar, cinnamon and then add the apples.
  4. Cook for 5 minutes to soften slightly.
  5. Tip into a large baking dish say 20cm square, roughly.
  6. Place the cold butter and flour into a food processor and blitz until you have fine breadcrumbs.
  7. Tip into a bowl and stir through the sugar, carefully.
  8. Spoon over the top of the stewed apples and sprinkle over the oats.
  9. Bake in the pre heated oven for 30 - 40 minutes or until well browned.
  10. Serve with custard and, or ice cream.

Looking for a savoury starter? Try Phil's chunky sweet potato corn chowder and follow it with sweet and sour braised chicken thighs

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