Apple crumble

Apple crumble ( all ingredients are approximate)

Ingredients

For the filling

• 900g/2lb bramley apples ( mixture of all apples from the garden)
• 350-400g/12oz-1lb blackberries ( again approx I put about half of this) 
• 175g/6oz demerara sugar ( I put much less sugar) but added figs ( dried and thinly sliced)
• Some cinnamon powder 
• 2 lemons

For the topping

• 225g/8oz plain flour ( I put less flour) 
• 175g/6oz butter
• 55g/2oz demerara sugar
• 125g/4oz muesli or a mixture of oats, seeds and chopped nuts
• ( I put Tesco muesli with Nuts  and fruit, 2 tbsp cocoa nibs, about 150 kgs ground almond) .. The muesli to flout ratio is almost reverse in mine - I first add the muesli and then add the flour to bind and create a crumble effect) 

How-to-videos

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Peel, core and chop the apples into small chunks. Cut the lemons in half and squeeze the juice over the apple and mix well. This not only adds flavour but prevents the freshly peeled apples from discolouring.
3. Layer the apples, blackberries, and sugar in a large pie dish (a lasagne dish is ideal).
4. Place the flour in a large bowl and then rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs - leave a few lumps of butter so that the topping is not too fine. Add the muesli or oat/seed/nut mixture and the sugar and mix through.( I did reverse in this step - I heated the butter, added the muesli, ground almond and then finally the flour to make crumble type flour- 2 tbsp cocoa nibs) 
5. Use a spoon to sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the fruit. Bake for 45 minutes or until the fruit is cooked and bubbling juices seep through the topping. ( i spread the crumble with hand)
6. Baked for 30 mins at 170 degree fan
7. Cool for a few minutes and then serve with custard or fresh cream.